DIVISION 105. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 120100-122476›PART 6. VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY 121575-122395.2›CHAPTER 3. Importation of Wild Animals 121775-121870›ARTICLE 3. Regulation and Enforcement 121850-121870

§ 121860

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Whenever any wild animal brought into this state under permit is quarantined as provided in this chapter, the species shall not be released from quarantine except by release in writing from the department. All tests, veterinary examinations, and quarantines shall be at the expense of the owner or bailee of the animals involved. Any species refused release from quarantine under this section shall be destroyed, detained, or returned to its point of origin as provided in Section 121855.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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