{"code":"FGC","codeName":"Fish and Game Code","section":"2209","citation":"Fish & G. Code, § 2209","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) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not sponsor, conduct, or operate a circus in this state that uses any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse.</p><p>(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not exhibit or use any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse in a circus in this state.</p>","text":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not sponsor, conduct, or operate a circus in this state that uses any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not exhibit or use any animal other than a domestic dog, domestic cat, or domesticated horse in a circus in this state.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/fish-and-game-code/circus-cruelty-prevention-act-2209","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}