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Food and Agricultural Code § 31764.5

CHAPTER 2. Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons

Current as of September 28, 2026Food & Agr. Code, § 31764.5Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 205, Sec. 5. (SB 245) Effective January 1, 2020.

(a) A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a cat if the person adopting the cat presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) A public animal shelter may limit the number of cats adopted from that public animal shelter pursuant to this section to one cat each six-month period.