{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"2208","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 2208","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. FISH AND GAME GENERALLY [2000. - 2954.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Importation, Transportation, and Sheltering of Restricted Live Wild Animals [2116. - 2210.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Circus Cruelty Prevention Act [2207. - 2210.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/division-3/chapter-2/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 768, Sec. 1.   (SB 313)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), the term “circus” means a performance before a live audience in which entertainment consisting of a variety of acts, such as acrobats, aerialists, clowns, jugglers, or stunts, is the primary attraction or principal business.</p><p>(b) The term “circus” does not include a rodeo, as defined in Section <a href=\"/pen/596.7\">596.7</a> of the Penal Code.</p>","text":"(a) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), the term “circus” means a performance before a live audience in which entertainment consisting of a variety of acts, such as acrobats, aerialists, clowns, jugglers, or stunts, is the primary attraction or principal business. (b) The term “circus” does not include a rodeo, as defined in Section 596.7 of the Penal Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/circus-cruelty-prevention-act-2208","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}