§ 121685

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a dog used by any state, county, city, or city and county law enforcement agency shall not be quarantined after biting any person if the bite occurred while the dog was being used for any law enforcement purpose. The law enforcement agency shall make the dog available for examination at any reasonable time. The law enforcement agency shall notify the local health officer if the dog exhibits any abnormal behavior.

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

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