Skip to content

Article XII — Impoundment.

Sec. 5-140. - Animals subject to impoundment.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

Any animal which is engaged in an activity or existing in a condition prohibited by this chapter or state law may be taken up and impounded pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 4782 § 21, 1994.)

Sec. 5-141. - Adoption of Penal Code Section 597.1.

California Penal Code Section 597.1 shall be operative and enforced by the director, and California Penal Code Section 597f shall not be operative. Seizure and impoundment shall be made pursuant to Section 597.1. If requested, the hearing shall be conducted pursuant to Section 5-30.

(Ord. No. 4910 § 1, 1995.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
▸Contents — Sonoma County Municipal Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.