{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"25994","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 25994","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000. - 28002.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-20"},{"name":"CHAPTER 13.8. Farm Animal Cruelty [25990. - 25994.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-20/chapter-13.8"}],"history":"Added November 4, 2008, by initiative Proposition 2, Sec. 3.   Operative January 1, 2015, by Sec. 5 of Prop. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Construction of Chapter.</p><p>The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other laws protecting animal welfare, including the California Penal Code. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any state law or regulations protecting the welfare of animals, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing its own animal welfare laws and regulations.</p>","text":"Construction of Chapter. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other laws protecting animal welfare, including the California Penal Code. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any state law or regulations protecting the welfare of animals, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing its own animal welfare laws and regulations.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/farm-animal-cruelty-25994","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}