DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 1. RELIEF 3274-3428›TITLE 2. COMPENSATORY RELIEF 3281-3361›CHAPTER 2. Measure of Damages 3300.-3361›ARTICLE 2. Damages for Wrongs 3333-3343.7

§ 3340

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

For wrongful injuries to animals being subjects of property, committed willfully or by gross negligence, in disregard of humanity, exemplary damages may be given.

(Enacted 1872.)

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