CHAPTER 5. Killing and Seizure [31101. - 31153.]

Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 31101–31153 · 14 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Generally §§ 31101–31109 · 11 sections

   • § 31101 Any dog which is found running at large without the identification tag or dog license tag which is required pursuant to Section 30951 may be seized and…
   • § 31102 Except in an area in which the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 31151) of this chapter apply or as otherwise provided in Section 31104, any…
   • § 31103 Except in an area in which the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 31151) of this chapter apply or as otherwise provided in Section 31104, any dog…
   • § 31104 The provisions of Sections 31102 and 31103 shall not apply to any dog which is inside the corporate limits of any city, or city and county, or to any dog which…
   • § 31105 The board of supervisors shall provide for both of the following: (a) The taking up and impounding of all dogs which are found running at large in violation of…
   • § 31106 The board of supervisors may appoint proper persons to take up, impound, and kill dogs pursuant to this division or it may enter into a contract with any…
   • § 31107 No dog which is impounded pursuant to this division shall be killed or otherwise disposed of without notice to the owner, if he is known.
   • § 31108 (a) (1) The required holding period for a stray dog impounded pursuant to this division shall be six business days, not including the day of impoundment,…
   • § 31108.3 (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane…
   • § 31108.5 (a) (1) Upon relinquishment of a dog to a public or private shelter, the owner of that dog shall present sufficient identification to establish his or her…
   • § 31109 Any dog which is found straying on any farm where livestock are kept, which has attached to its collar the identification tag or dog license tag prescribed by…
2. ARTICLE 2. Optional Provisions §§ 31151–31153 · 3 sections

   • § 31151 The provisions of Sections 31102 and 31103 shall not apply in any area of a county in which the board of supervisors has provided, by resolution, that the…
   • § 31152 Any person may kill any dog in any area of a county in which the provisions of this article apply in any of the following cases: (a) The dog is found in the…
   • § 31153 Any dog entering any enclosed or unenclosed property upon which livestock or poultry are confined may be seized by the owner or tenant of the property or any…