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Penal Code § 597s

TITLE 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

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

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 303, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.

(a) Every person who willfully abandons any animal is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) This section shall not apply to the release or rehabilitation and release of native California wildlife pursuant to statute or regulations of the California Department of Fish and Game.