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Penal Code § 598

TITLE 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 598Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

Every person who, within any public cemetery or burying ground, kills, wounds, or traps any bird, or destroys any bird’s nest other than swallows’ nests, or removes any eggs or young birds from any nest, is guilty of a misdemeanor.