Fish and Game Code § 2208

ARTICLE 5. Circus Cruelty Prevention Act

Current as of September 28, 2026Fish & G. Code, § 2208Official source ↗Ask about this

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

(a) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), the term “circus” means a performance before a live audience in which entertainment consisting of a variety of acts, such as acrobats, aerialists, clowns, jugglers, or stunts, is the primary attraction or principal business.

(b) The term “circus” does not include a rodeo, as defined in Section 596.7 of the Penal Code.