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Penal Code § 597d

TITLE 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 597dOfficial source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 598, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1998.

Any sheriff, police, or peace officer, or officer qualified as provided in Section 14502 of the Corporations Code, may enter any place, building, or tenement, where there is an exhibition of the fighting of birds or animals, or where preparations are being made for such an exhibition, and, without a warrant, arrest all persons present.