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Fish and Game Code § 2209

ARTICLE 5. Circus Cruelty Prevention Act

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 2209Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 768, Sec. 1. (SB 313) Effective January 1, 2020.

(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.