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TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 2. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 25000-26490›CHAPTER 8. Health and Safety 25800-25846›ARTICLE 1. Animals 25800-25803

§ 25802

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The board may maintain, regulate, and govern public animal shelters, fix the limits within which animals shall not run at large, and appoint shelter directors. All expenses of operation and maintenance and the compensation of the shelter directors shall be paid out of the fines imposed and collected from the owners of impounded animals, or from the general fund of the county, or both.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 12. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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