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DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 11. Veterinary Medicine 4800-4917›ARTICLE 2. Practice Provisions 4825-4831

§ 4830.5

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Whenever any licensee under this chapter has reasonable cause to believe that a dog has been injured or killed through participation in a staged animal fight, as prescribed in Section 597b of the Penal Code, it shall be the duty of the licensee to promptly report the same to the appropriate law enforcement authorities of the county, city, or city and county in which the same occurred.

No licensee shall incur any civil liability as a result of making any report pursuant to this section or as a result of making any report of a violation of Section 596, subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 597, or Section 597b, 597f, 597g, 597n, or 597.5 of the Penal Code.

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 810, Sec. 1.)

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