Regulation - - CA Food And Agriculture Code

Section § 30951

If you own or are responsible for a dog older than four months, you must ensure the dog wears a sturdy collar. Attached to the collar should be either a tag with the owner's name and address or a metal license tag from a local authority that identifies the dog and its owner.

It is unlawful for any person to own, harbor, or keep any dog over the age of four months, or to permit such a dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him to run at large, unless the dog has attached to its neck or leg a substantial collar on which one of the following is fastened:

(a) A metallic tag which gives the name and post office address of the owner.

(b) A metal license tag which is issued by the authority of a county, city and county, or any municipal corporation for the purpose of identifying the dog and designating the owner.

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(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 583.)

Section § 30952

You can't put a dog's license tag on a different dog than the one it's meant for.

It is unlawful for any person to attach a license tag to the collar of any dog except the dog which is described in the application for such license tag.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 30953

In California, if a dog owner follows all the rules laid out in this division, it is illegal for anyone to deliberately harm, kill, or confine their dog.

Except as otherwise provided in this division, it is unlawful for any person to kill, injure, or impound any dog, if the owner of the dog has complied with the provisions of this division.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 30954

This law makes it illegal for anyone to allow a female dog they own or control to roam freely while the dog is in heat or able to breed.

It is unlawful for any person to permit any female dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him, to run at large at any time during the period when the dog is in heat or breeding condition.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 30955

This law makes it illegal to let your dog roam freely on a farm with livestock or domestic birds without the farm owner's permission. There are exceptions if the dog is herding, hunting, participating in sports, or in controlled trials, but the dog must be under reasonable control or within call of its owner or the owner's agent.

It is unlawful for any person to permit any dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him to run at large on any farm on which livestock or domestic fowls are kept, without the consent of the owner of the farm, except for herding livestock, hunting or sporting purposes, or any competitive trials when the dog is within reasonable control or call of his owner or the agent of his owner.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section § 30956

This law deals with what happens if a person's dog damages a farm. Instead of giving a punishment right away, the court can hold off on sentencing if the dog owner agrees to pay for the damages caused by the dog. If the dog owner refuses to pay, then the court will go ahead and give the appropriate punishment.

If the farm owner accepts the compensation, they can't sue the dog owner later on for the same damage under a different law.

In an action for violation of Section 30955, the court may stay imposition of a sentence and order the defendant to compensate the owner of the farm in an amount equal to the cost of the damage done by the defendant’s dog. If the defendant refuses to compensate the owner under this section, the court shall impose the appropriate sentence.

Acceptance by the owner of compensation under this section precludes that person from bringing an action under any other law for damages caused by the defendant’s dog.

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(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 457, Sec. 1.)