This law defines vandalism as the intentional defacement, damage, or destruction of someone else's property and outlines the penalties for such actions. If the damage is $400 or more, the punishment can include jail time and fines ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. For damage under $400, fines are lower, but repeat offenders face harsher penalties.

When graffiti is involved, offenders may be required to clean or maintain the property for up to a year, depending on feasibility. Parents of minors who can't pay fines may also be held liable, but fines can be waived for good reason. The judge can order community service or counseling as part of the sentence. "Graffiti or other inscribed material" includes any unauthorized markings. This statute took effect on January 1, 2002.

This law makes it illegal to sell or give etching cream or spray paint to minors under 18 without proper ID proof of age and identity, unless under specific supervision or as part of a supervised school activity.

It's also illegal for minors to buy or hold these items with the intent to damage property in public areas. Retailers must display a sign warning about vandalism penalties, and it's prohibited to openly carry these items in certain public facilities without permission.

If caught with intent to deface, a minor may face community service, increasing with repeat offenses. Violations are misdemeanors, and offenders might be required to clean graffiti, and possibly undergo counseling.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to have certain tools or items, like drill bits, glass cutters, paint cans, or markers, if you intend to use them for vandalism or graffiti. If someone is found guilty, the court can require them to do up to 90 hours of community service, outside of school or work hours, as part of their probation. The law specifically defines a "felt tip marker" as a broad marker over a certain size and "marking substance" as any tool or material that can be used for marking, except for the markers and paint cans already mentioned.

This law states that if a person knowingly vandalizes a place of worship or a cemetery, it is a punishable crime. The punishment can be up to one year in jail, or more, depending on circumstances. If the vandalism is a hate crime aimed at stopping people from practicing their religion freely, it is considered a felony and carries more severe penalties.

'Hate crime' is defined according to another specific section of law (Section 422.55).

If someone intentionally uses butyric acid or a similar harmful chemical to damage or contaminate a building, they can face penalties including jail time or fines.

The punishment varies based on the cost of the damage. If damage is at least $950, fines can range from $1,000 to $50,000 depending on the total damage amount.

The law defines 'structure' as any house or building being used for living or business when the offense occurs.

This law clarifies that when people damage property as part of stealing or trying to steal nonferrous materials, like certain metals, the damage includes harm to public transportation, parks, utilities, and water facilities. This isn't a new rule—it's confirming what's already considered true in existing laws.

This law allows cities and counties in California to create their own local rules about selling items like spray paint that could be used for graffiti. It also lets them set up procedures and penalties for dealing with graffiti on both public and private property.

This law explains that if someone is convicted of vandalism or graffiti-related crimes, the court can require them to do up to 300 hours of community service over a year. This is meant to be completed outside of their work or school hours. The court can also impose more hours if other laws allow.

Alternatively, if the area has a graffiti removal program, the court might require the convict—and possibly their parents or guardians if they are a minor—to keep a certain property graffiti-free for a year. Parents are exempt if their involvement harms the convict or if they are single caregivers for young children.

Additionally, the court may also require counseling as part of the punishment.

If someone has been convicted of vandalizing property not their own with graffiti twice before and got jail time or probation for at least one of those offenses, then gets convicted of vandalism again, they can be sentenced to up to a year in county jail or state prison.

This law specifies that if a person under 18 is convicted of possessing tools for graffiti or actually doing graffiti, they must complete at least 24 hours of community service outside of school or work hours. A parent or guardian generally needs to be present for half of that time unless the court finds it inappropriate.

Instead of community service, a court might require them, with their parents, to maintain a specific area free from graffiti for 60 days if a local graffiti removal program exists. Parents do not need to participate if it's deemed harmful to the minor or if it's impractical for a single parent with young children.

The court also has the option to mandate counseling for those ordered to perform community service or graffiti cleanup.

This law makes it a crime to damage or interfere with cemetery property or funeral activities. If someone purposely harms tombstones, monuments, fences, or buildings in a cemetery or funeral home, they can be jailed for up to a year. It's also illegal to disturb graves or disrupt funerals and burials.

This law makes it illegal to picket or protest at a funeral, unless it's on private property, within the timeframe starting one hour before and ending one hour after the ceremony. The law defines picketing as any protest activities within 300 feet of a burial site or place of worship that are directed at the funeral or those attending. If someone is caught doing this, they can be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to six months, or both. If part of the law is found invalid, the rest can still apply.

This law makes it illegal to knowingly come within 30 feet of someone near the entrance or exit of a vaccination site, if it's done to obstruct, injure, harass, intimidate, or interfere with them. Harassing includes approaching within 30 feet to protest or hand out leaflets. Interfering relates to limiting someone's movement, and intimidating involves making threats to cause fear. Obstructing means making it hard or dangerous to get in or out of a vaccination site. Violation could result in a fine up to $1,000, jail time up to six months, or both. Lawful picketing related to labor disputes is not a violation. If any part of this law is invalidated, the rest still stands.

This law states that the specific actions listed in the sections that follow shouldn't limit or change how the previous section is understood. It's just clarifying that what comes next doesn't affect the interpretation of what's already been laid out.

This law states that it's a misdemeanor to intentionally poison someone else's animal without their consent. However, if someone uses poison on their own property to manage predators or dogs that harm livestock, they must post clear warning signs every third of a mile that read, "Warning—Poisoned bait placed out on these premises." These signs must remain until the poison is removed. If they follow these rules, they won't be held legally responsible if a domestic animal is harmed by the poison.

This law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone who owns or manages an elephant to abuse it. Specifically, it prohibits certain actions as forms of discipline. These actions include denying the elephant food, water, or rest; using electricity; causing physical harm that results in damage to the skin; inserting objects into its body; and using devices like martingales or block and tackle.

This California law makes it a crime to intentionally harm, mutilate, torture, or kill animals. It applies to any act of cruelty or neglect, such as depriving animals of food, water, or shelter, or working them beyond their capacity. Violating the law can lead to felony or misdemeanor charges, with potential penalties including prison time or fines of up to $20,000.

Special protections are in place for certain animals like endangered species and fully protected species. Each act of harm against these protected animals is considered a separate crime. If someone is convicted, animals seized in relation to the cruelty must be forfeited for proper care, and the convicted person is responsible for related costs.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to transport any domestic animal in a vehicle or otherwise in a cruel or inhuman way. It is also a crime if someone knowingly allows an animal in their care to suffer unnecessary torture or cruelty.

If someone is arrested for this, the officer will take control of the vehicle, any animals, and contents inside. The costs for caring for these animals can be charged as a lien against the property, meaning the expenses must be paid before reclaiming the vehicle or animals. If unpaid, these costs can be recovered from the animal's owner through legal action.

This law makes it illegal for anyone to make animals fight each other or to engage in animal fighting for fun or money. It covers causing fights between animals of the same kind, different kinds, or even between humans and animals, except for dogs fighting each other. Permitting, aiding, or participating in these activities is also punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $10,000 for the first offense.

Specifically, the law details similar prohibitions concerning cockfighting and notes that repeated offenses can lead to more severe penalties, including longer jail sentences or state prison and fines up to $25,000. Just being present at a fighting event does not count as aiding or abetting unless more active participation is involved.

If you are knowingly attending or watching animal fighting, or are present where preparations for such events are being made, you are committing a misdemeanor. This offense could result in up to six months in county jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.

This law allows certain law enforcement officers to enter any location where animal or bird fighting is happening, or is being set up, without needing a warrant. They can arrest everyone present at the scene.

In California, if you have a domestic animal in an animal shelter, you must provide enough good food and water while it’s there. Failing to do this could lead to a misdemeanor charge. If an animal doesn't get food or water for over 12 hours, anyone can enter the shelter to give it what it needs without fear of legal trouble. They can also ask the owner to pay back the reasonable cost of the food and water provided, and if unpaid, the cost can be enforced like any other financial judgment against the owner.

In California, it's illegal to use harmful methods like poling or tripping to train horses to jump or for entertainment. Poling involves forcing a horse to hit its legs against a harmful object while jumping, and tripping involves making a horse fall on purpose. Both actions are considered misdemeanors. However, this doesn’t apply to necessary actions for medical or identification needs, or certain cultural or historical practices not mentioned here.

This law makes it illegal for someone to tie or attach a live animal to any powered machine or device in order for the animal to be chased by dogs. If someone breaks this law, they can be charged with a misdemeanor, which may result in a fine of up to $2,500, up to six months in county jail, or both.

This law makes it illegal to make, buy, sell, trade, or possess sharp tools like gaffs or slashers that are meant to replace the natural spurs of fighting birds like gamecocks.

If you break this law, it's considered a misdemeanor and you could face up to a year in county jail, a fine up to $10,000, or both. Additionally, if you're convicted, you will lose ownership of these illegal tools.

This law makes it illegal to own, possess, keep, or train any bird or animal for the purpose of making it fight, except for dog-on-dog fighting, which is covered under other laws. If someone is caught doing this, they can face up to a year in jail, a fine up to $10,000, or both. If someone is caught again for the same crime, the fines increase up to $25,000. However, if there are special reasons to give a lighter sentence, the court can consider it.

If someone is responsible for a horse or other animal and uses a device like a bristle bur or tack bur on the animal, they are committing a misdemeanor. The punishment can include a fine between $50 and $500, jail time ranging from 10 to 175 days, or both.

It's illegal for pet shop operators to neglect maintaining clean facilities, providing proper heating and ventilation, ensuring adequate nutrition and humane care, and only selling healthy pets. They must also give buyers written recommendations on pet care. If they use incorrect third-party info, they’re not liable unless they should have known it was wrong. First offense charges can be dropped with proof of compliance; further violations can lead to fines. Selling pets must involve giving care instructions and complying with sales permit rules. Selling premises are defined as pet shops, but places with only occasional sales aren’t. Violating care standards can result in fines, jail time, or both.

This law makes it illegal for anyone to organize or be involved in bullfight exhibitions or similar contests in California, whether they involve harm to bulls or are bloodless, and regardless of the purpose being for entertainment or financial gain.

However, it allows exceptions for bloodless bullfights that are part of religious celebrations or festivals and does not apply to rodeos or safety measures for rodeo participants.

If someone breaks this law, they can be charged with a misdemeanor.

This California law makes it illegal to cut the solid part of a horse or cattle's tail, known as "docking," or to engage in such activities. It is a misdemeanor to dock, obtain a docked horse, or import, use, or deal with docked horses unless registered as allowed by Section 597r. However, docking is permitted in emergencies to save an animal's life or relieve pain, if compliant with the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act. Cattle, in this context, refers specifically to bovine animals.

This law outlines the rules for transporting horses and similar animals, known as equines, to slaughter. It requires that vehicles must provide enough space for equines to stand naturally, have a nonskid surface, and offer proper ventilation. The vehicle must be built to withstand pressure from the animals and made with smooth, protrusion-free materials inside. The vehicle should fit the number of equines being transported without overcrowding. Special rules apply, such as segregating stallions, and prohibiting the transport of sick, disabled, or pregnant equines, as well as unweaned foals. Transporters must notify a humane officer 72 hours before loading. Violating these rules results in fines, which increase with repeated offenses. Officers can take control of vehicles that don't comply, and costs incurred for caring for the animals become a lien against the owner's property.

This law requires anyone in California who owns or uses a horse with a docked tail to register the animal. Within 30 days of the law being enacted, the owner must file a certificate with the county clerk where the horse is kept. The certificate should include the owner's name and address, and a detailed description of the horse. The county clerk will record this information and issue a certificate to the owner as proof of registration. This certificate can be shown to police if needed and serves as evidence of compliance.

If you are found using or handling a horse with a docked tail that hasn't been registered within 60 days of this law being enacted, it is assumed that you or your team were responsible for docking the horse's tail. This is considered evidence against you without needing further proof.

If someone breaks any rules in this act, they are committing a misdemeanor. However, this doesn't apply to people who own or have docked purebred stallions and mares from other countries brought in for breeding or showing, as long as these animals are registered under a specific 1903 law. The same goes for docked native-bred stallions and mares used for breeding or showing that are brought into California. Importers must file details about these animals with the local county clerk within 30 days of bringing them into the state.

This law makes it a misdemeanor if someone intentionally leaves an animal behind without care. However, it does not cover situations where native California wildlife is released or rehabilitated according to the rules set by the California Department of Fish and Game.

This law states that if you keep an animal in an enclosed space, you must provide it with enough room to exercise. If you tie the animal with a leash, rope, or chain, it must be secured in a way that doesn't cause the animal to become tangled or hurt and allows the animal access to shelter, food, and water.

If you don't follow these rules, it could lead to a misdemeanor charge. However, these rules do not apply if the animal is currently being transported, is in a vehicle, or is directly supervised by a person.

This law states that certain methods of killing animals are prohibited. It is illegal for anyone, including peace officers or animal shelter officers, to use carbon monoxide gas or inject a euthanasia drug directly into the heart of a conscious animal unless it's been heavily sedated or anesthetized.

Additionally, when it comes to euthanizing dogs or cats, you can't use high-altitude decompression chambers, nitrogen gas, or carbon dioxide gas.

In California, only chloroform vapor or barbiturates are allowed to euthanize newborn puppies or kittens that have not yet opened their eyes. This restriction applies to individuals, peace officers, and officials working in humane societies or animal shelters.

This law makes it illegal for anyone to sell or transport any live, disabled horse, mule, burro, or pony out of the state for commercial slaughter. A 'disabled animal' is one that has severe injuries such as broken limbs or can't stand or walk without help. Violating this law is a misdemeanor, with penalties like those for similar animal cruelty offenses.

Breaking the rules in Section 597u or 597v is considered a misdemeanor crime.

It's illegal to sell dogs under eight weeks old in California unless a licensed veterinarian certifies they are fit for sale. The sale isn't final until the dog is physically transferred from the seller to the buyer. Breaking this law can lead to either an infraction, with a fine up to $250, or a misdemeanor, depending on the situation. Each illegally sold dog is considered a separate offense. However, this law doesn't apply to certain organizations like registered nonprofits, pet dealers, or public animal shelters and rescue groups.

This California statute makes it a misdemeanor for animal owners, drivers, or keepers to leave animals without proper care, which can result in the animal being taken by authorities for treatment. Animal control officers and peace officers are allowed to seize animals if they believe immediate action is necessary to protect the animal's or public's safety. Officers can tranquilize or euthanize animals if they meet certain training and authorization requirements. The law outlines responsibilities for officers regarding stray, abandoned, or injured animals, including providing care or humane euthanasia if the owner cannot be found.

The law describes procedures for seizing animals, including providing notice and the opportunity for owners to have hearings. Costs of care and treatment during seizure are charged to the owner, and failure to pay may result in the animal being considered abandoned. If the owner cannot demonstrate adequate future care, the animal may not be returned. The law also allows for the forfeiture of animals upon the conviction of the owner for animal-related offenses.

This law section is about the responsibilities of animal shelters, humane societies, and animal regulation departments when dealing with horses that are either abandoned or voluntarily given up by their owners. While these organizations must assist in such cases, they aren't required to take the horse into their custody.

When these organizations sell a horse, they must set a minimum price higher than what the horse would sell for if slaughtered. However, they can allow the horse to be adopted for less than this price if it's part of an adoption program. Anyone adopting a horse must promise in writing that they will use the horse for personal purposes, not for resale or slaughter.

This law is about regulations for people running live animal markets. It says they can't cut open, dismember, or skin animals while they're still alive, and they must ensure animals are not kept in harmful conditions, like cramped spaces or without food and water.

The law defines "animal" specifically as frogs, turtles, and birds for eating, but not poultry, and a "live animal market" as places selling these animals alive for food. If someone breaks these rules, they get a warning first in a language they understand. Repeat offenses lead to fines between $250 and $1,000. However, the first fine can be delayed for six months if the offender takes and completes a course on relevant laws, after which the fine is waived. This course can cost up to $100.

This law makes it illegal to sell or give away live animals in certain public spaces like streets, highways, or parking lots. If you're caught breaking this rule for the first time, you could be fined up to $250. If you cause harm to animals during this first offense, or if you break the rule again, it becomes a misdemeanor, which can mean a fine up to $1,000. Certain exceptions include events by youth or farming clubs, state fairs, and registered animal shelters. It doesn't apply to legal places like pet stores or regulated animal markets. The law also states that this rule doesn't override other animal protection laws.

This law makes it a felony to own, train, or use a dog for fighting purposes. If someone is found guilty, they may face jail time of up to three years, a fine of up to $50,000, or both. Additionally, allowing dog fighting on your property or helping is also illegal.

If you are aware of dog fighting preparations and attend as a spectator, you could be jailed for up to a year or fined up to $5,000. However, certain uses of dogs, like managing livestock or hunting, are not prohibited by this law. Training dogs for legal purposes is also allowed.

This law makes it illegal to perform or arrange surgical procedures like claw removal, declawing, or tendon cutting on exotic or native wild cats to alter their paws or claws unless it is necessary for a medical reason. Exceptions are made only for necessary treatments to deal with infections or illness affecting the cat's health. Violating this law can lead to up to a year in jail, a $10,000 fine, or both.

In California, it's illegal to leave an animal alone in a car if it's unsafe due to conditions like extreme temperatures, lack of air, or no food or water. If you believe an animal is in immediate danger in these conditions, you can get the animal out of the vehicle without facing legal consequences, as long as you follow specific steps. These steps include making sure the vehicle is locked, contacting authorities first, and using only necessary force. Emergency responders like police or animal control can also remove animals from cars if they're in danger. Violations can result in fines or jail time, depending on the severity. This law doesn't apply to transporting farm animals in vehicles made for that purpose.

This law is about restrictions on people convicted of animal cruelty or related offenses. If someone has been convicted of certain misdemeanor animal-related crimes, they cannot have any animals for five years, with a penalty of a $1,000 fine if they do. For felony convictions, the period is ten years.

If the owner primarily deals with livestock, they may ask the court to allow them to keep livestock if it would cause them economic hardship. The court will hold a hearing and may grant this if the defendant can prove their case.

Additionally, a defendant can ask the court to shorten the time they can't own animals if they demonstrate they are no longer a danger to animals, can care for them, and have completed any required court programs.

Animal shelters and rescue organizations can ask potential adopters if they are banned from having animals under this law.

This law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to harm birds, destroy bird nests (except swallow nests), or take eggs or young birds from any nest in a public cemetery or burying ground.

This law makes it illegal for a person to kill a dog or cat solely to sell or give away its fur. It also prohibits anyone from having, importing, selling, buying, or giving away dog or cat fur for the purpose of selling or giving it away. Furthermore, it is illegal to have, import, sell, buy, or give away a dog or cat specifically to kill it for its fur. Violating this law is considered a misdemeanor.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to possess, sell, buy, give away, or accept the carcass or parts of any animal typically kept as a pet with the intent of using them for food. It's also a misdemeanor to handle or transfer any live pet with the intent of killing it for food purposes.

The law does not apply to activities involving livestock, poultry, fish, shellfish, or other agricultural products, nor does it affect legal wildlife or game animal killings under state laws.

This law makes it illegal to possess, import, export, sell, or accept any horse with the intent of having it killed for human consumption if you know or should know that any part of the horse will be used for eating.

A "horse" in this context includes horses, ponies, burros, and mules. If you break this law, it’s considered a felony, and you could be sentenced to state prison for 16 months, two years, or three years.

The law doesn't aim to impact regular activities people engage in with horses or existing rules about horse taxation or zoning.

This law makes it illegal to sell or serve horsemeat for human consumption in California. If someone breaks this law, they could face a misdemeanor charge, which comes with a fine of up to $1,000, jail time between 30 days and two years, or both. If someone is caught breaking this law again, they could face a prison sentence of two to five years.

This law allows the prosecuting agency in criminal cases involving illegal animal fighting, like cockfighting or dogfighting, to seek forfeiture of assets acquired through those activities. If the defendant is convicted, any property used or gained from these crimes, such as money, vehicles, or equipment, can be taken by the state. However, properties owned by people unaware of their illegal use or properties used as family homes with an uninformed inhabitant, are exempt from forfeiture.

The prosecuting agency must notify any potential owners about the forfeiture proceedings, allowing them to claim and prove their interest in the property. If no claim is made, the property defaults to forfeiture. The court must first find the defendant guilty before addressing forfeiture, and the burden is on the prosecution to prove the connection to animal fighting. In some cases, the court may issue temporary orders to protect the property from being sold or altered before the trial concludes.

Finally, if the property is forfeited, it will be distributed to any legitimate lienholders, costs for the sale are covered, and remaining funds are given to local nonprofits and law enforcement efforts to combat animal fighting.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to misuse live animals like chicks, rabbits, and ducklings in certain ways. You can't sell or give them away as prizes in contests or to attract people to events or businesses. It's also illegal to dye these animals or sell them if they've been artificially colored. Additionally, you must have proper facilities to care for them if you sell or show them, including adequate food, water, and temperature control. Selling these animals on streets or highways is also prohibited. Exceptions are made for legitimate hatchery practices and businesses that properly sell these animals.

If someone swears to a magistrate that they believe laws protecting animals or birds are being broken or will be broken at a certain place, the magistrate must issue a warrant right away. This warrant allows law enforcement or designated officers to enter the place, search, arrest anyone breaking these animal protection laws, and bring them before a court. An attempt to break these laws is treated the same as an actual violation.

This section outlines procedures for handling animals and items seized during arrests related to animal or bird fighting. Officers must inventory seized items and try to identify owners. A copy of the inventory must be provided to owners or left at the seizure location if the owner is unknown.

The officer must file an inventory list and affidavit with a magistrate, who orders the items held until the case concludes. Animals seized should be taken to a humane facility or remain on-site if transport is impractical. Officers must take samples and record evidence if the animals remain on-site.

If no owner is identified, a petition can be filed to euthanize or dispose of animals after 10 days. A hearing is required before any action. Upon conviction, seized animals may be euthanized or disposed of, and costs involved in their care may be charged to the convicted party. If acquitted, the property should be returned to the owner or disposed of if unknown.

This law states that the term "animal" covers all living creatures that can't speak. The words "torment," "torture," and "cruelty" refer to any action or lack of action that causes unnecessary physical pain or suffering. Also, the terms "owner" and "person" include both individuals and companies. Moreover, any knowledge or actions taken by an employee or agent regarding animals associated with a corporation are considered the corporation’s responsibility as well as the individual’s.

This law clarifies that it doesn't affect existing hunting laws, the control of certain birds, or the right to eliminate dangerous animals or venomous reptiles. It also doesn't impact the right to kill animals for food or conduct scientific research by medical schools in California.

The law states that California aims to ensure no adoptable animal is euthanized if it can be placed in a suitable home. Adoptable animals are defined as those over eight weeks old that show no signs of behavior or health issues making them unfit as pets.

Additionally, the law encourages finding homes for treatable animals, which are not immediately adoptable but could become so with some care and effort. This policy does not create a legal claim for damages if euthanasia occurs in such cases.

If an animal is too sick or injured to perform its usual work and is unlikely to recover, the owner must euthanize it within 12 hours of being notified by an authorized officer. Failing to do so can lead to a misdemeanor charge. However, this requirement doesn't apply if the animal is old or diseased but still receives proper care at the owner's home.

This law prohibits the buying, selling, or processing of nonambulatory animals—animals that can't stand or walk without help—by slaughterhouses, stockyards, auctions, and dealers. These facilities must either humanely euthanize the animals or provide them with immediate veterinary care. It's illegal to transport or deliver nonambulatory animals by dragging or using equipment; they must be moved with special conveyances like slings or sleds. Violations can result in jail time or fines up to $20,000.

This law makes it a crime to intentionally harm or interfere with police animals, like horses and dogs, during their duties. If someone hurts the animal without a serious injury, they could face up to a year in jail and a fine up to $1,000. If the injury is serious, the penalties are tougher, possibly leading to a longer prison sentence and a higher fine up to $2,000.

If someone deliberately kills or causes severe harm such as broken bones or wounds needing big stitches, they face extra jail time on top of other punishments. If they hurt a person while doing this, extra years could be added to their sentence. Also, those found guilty must pay for veterinary costs or replace the animal, and could even cover the peace officer's salary if their services are lost because of the incident.

This law makes it illegal for someone to let their dog harm or kill a guide, signal, or service dog. If the injury or death happens because the dog owner didn't control their pet properly, it's considered a minor offense with a fine of up to $250. However, if the owner acted recklessly and showed a lack of concern for the safety of the service dog, it's treated as a more serious crime, punishable by jail time up to a year and a fine between $2,500 and $5,000.

If convicted, the defendant must compensate the person with the disability for any costs like veterinary bills, medical expenses, and lost income. These compensation payments take priority over fines, and victims can seek further compensation up to $10,000. The law also defines what is meant by service dogs and related costs and occurrences related to the dogs being trained in California.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally harm or kill a guide, signal, or service dog, punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine up to $10,000, or both. If convicted, the offender must pay restitution to the dog owner for expenses like veterinary bills and replacement costs, which take priority over fines. The disabled person affected can also seek compensation up to $10,000 from the California Victim Compensation Board. The law defines what constitutes guide, signal, or service dogs, including those in training, and provides definitions for 'loss of wages or income' and 'replacement costs.' These definitions clarify the financial responsibility of those convicted under this law.

If someone is put on probation for certain offenses, the court must order them to complete counseling to address behavior issues, unless a mental health evaluation finds they need more intensive treatment. This treatment is paid by the defendant unless they can't afford it. The law covers crimes like harming animals and trespassing.

Confidentiality rules protect the defendant's mental health records, which can't be used in other legal cases without the defendant's permission.

This law defines a specific kind of trespassing that involves making a credible threat to seriously injure someone and then unlawfully entering their home or workplace within 30 days with the intent to carry out that threat. If someone does this, they may face jail time, a fine, or both. However, it doesn't apply if the property entered belongs to the person making the threat, or if the activities fall under certain labor union laws.

Punishments for violating this law include potential imprisonment or fines up to $2,000.

This law section outlines various actions considered as trespassing, which can result in a misdemeanor. These actions include damaging or stealing wood or signs from others' property, entering land and taking oysters or shellfish without permission, and entering lands where animals are raised without consent. It also covers violating posted no-trespassing signs, staying on property after being asked to leave by an owner or officer, entering closed public areas like airports or transit facilities, and failing to comply with security screenings. Specific provisions apply to trespassing in domestic violence shelters, neonatal units, and other specified areas. Repeated offenses or violations that cause significant disruption, such as requiring evacuations, carry more severe penalties.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally disrupt a business by blocking or intimidating others and then refusing to leave when asked by the owner, their agent, or a peace officer. This applies to both private businesses and public agencies. If someone interferes by lying about the law in a public agency and won't leave, it's an infraction punishable by a fine.

Exemptions include lawful union activities and constitutionally protected actions. Other laws still apply, meaning this one doesn't override them.

This law explains when a county can enforce rules requiring written permission to enter private land. It's only applicable if the land is next to a home, fenced in, actively farmed, or has clear trespassing signs posted along its borders and entrance paths.

This law deals with lodgers living in a homeowner's property in California. If a single lodger remains in an owner-occupied home after they’ve been given a notice to leave, and the notice period ends, they can be charged with an infraction and potentially arrested by the homeowner or their representative. Police can assist in removing the lodger without it being considered illegal forced entry.

If there’s a dispute over belongings left by the lodger, rules under another part of the Civil Code will apply. This statute doesn’t prevent homeowners from using other legal methods to remove a lodger, nor does it alter contract claims for damages. Importantly, it only applies when there’s one lodger; the rules are different if more lodgers are involved.

This law makes it illegal to sell, offer, or peddle any goods or services on certain airport properties without getting written permission from the airport's governing board. If you do this without permission, you could be charged with a misdemeanor.

The law also clarifies that it does not stop local governments from making their own rules about selling or peddling items or services on airport properties.

Additionally, prearranged transportation services by licensed charter-party carriers at airports are not considered selling or peddling under this law.

This law makes it illegal for anyone, except authorized public officials, to enter or stay in someone else's home without permission. If no one is home, it's considered a misdemeanor. If someone is present during the intrusion, it's called aggravated trespass, which is more serious and can lead to jail time or a fine.

If the court opts for probation instead of jail, counseling may be required. Additionally, the court might issue a restraining order against the trespasser, considering factors such as the incident's severity and the likelihood of future offenses. Finally, this law doesn't prevent charging someone under other laws, like burglary.

This law makes it a misdemeanor if someone stays in any state, county, district, or citrus fruit fair buildings or grounds that aren't open to the public after being told to leave by a peace officer or fair manager. The order to leave is given if the person doesn't have a legitimate reason to be there. If the person doesn't identify themselves or explain why they are there, they can be charged with a crime.

If you sell anything on San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit or Southern California Rapid Transit property, vehicles, or facilities without written permission, you're breaking the law. This rule doesn’t stop local governments from setting their own rules about selling in these areas.

This law makes it illegal to enter someone else's cultivated or fenced land without permission, or uncultivated land if trespassing signs are posted. If found guilty, the penalties are a fine of $75 for the first offense, $250 for the second, and a misdemeanor charge for the third. However, certain activities are exempt, such as labor union activities, constitutional rights activities, legal process serving, and licensed land surveying. If charged with trespassing as an infraction, you may choose to pay the bail instead of going to court.

This law makes it illegal for someone to claim ownership or take possession of a house to rent it out without the owner's permission. If caught, the person can face up to a year in jail, a fine up to $2,500, or both. Each instance of violation is treated as a separate offense.

The same punishment applies to people who cause someone else to do the same thing, without the owner's approval. However, this law does not affect tenants or anyone with a legal right to be there.

The law clarifies that it doesn’t stop legal action for bigger charges like grand theft or fraud, which can still be pursued.

This law makes it illegal to physically stop or try to stop students or teachers from going to, or giving, classes at any University of California, California State University, or community college campuses. If someone does this, they can be fined up to $500, put in jail for up to a year, or both. 'Physical force' means using your body to block or make it difficult for people to get to their classes.

This law makes it illegal to intentionally block someone from entering or leaving a health care facility, place of worship, or school. If convicted, penalties vary depending on the number of offenses, ranging from a fine and jail time for the first offense to longer jail time and higher fines for further offenses. However, community service may be given instead if a fine would cause undue hardship.

'Physically' blocking does not include actions involving speech, like protesting. Also, employees or law enforcement officers doing their jobs are exempt from this rule. The law also doesn't stop lawful activities related to labor disputes under California or federal labor laws.

This law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone to trespass onto the home of an academic researcher intending to disrupt their academic freedom or work. Academic researchers are defined as those involved in academic research, affiliated with certain accredited institutions, and not merely engaging in standard coursework. The law underlines the protection of academic freedom, which includes conducting and sharing research lawfully. However, it allows lawful labor union activities and doesn't prevent charges under other laws.

This law makes it illegal to enter an animal enclosure at a licensed zoo, circus, or traveling animal exhibit without permission if signs are posted prohibiting such entry. Doing so is considered an infraction or a misdemeanor. This rule doesn’t apply to employees or authorized public officers doing their jobs.

'Zoo' includes places like aquariums. An 'animal enclosure' is any area that houses or displays animals and isn’t meant for public access. You can still be prosecuted under other applicable laws even if this law is also being used against you.

This law states that if a person, who is not a police officer on duty, forcefully enters a building where people live or could live, and then damages or destroys property there, they are committing a misdemeanor.

If someone intentionally damages or destroys another person's crops, grains, fruits, or vegetables, and there's no other specific law for punishing it, they're guilty of a misdemeanor.

This law makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally damage, alter, or remove any markers or monuments that define land boundaries or locations of underwater telegraph cables. It also applies to defacing or removing trees with such markers. The key factor is doing these actions maliciously, meaning with ill intent.

This law makes it illegal to intentionally damage or operate without permission any structures like bridges, dams, canals, or reservoirs that are used for water management or power generation. It also applies to anyone who disrupts or destroys watercourses or ditches at specific times of the year. Violators can be charged with vandalism. However, it allows for soil removal from these watercourses for mining purposes.

In California, it's a crime to deliberately damage, mess up, or take away any markers, structures, or related items used by the United States Coast Survey. If you do this, you are committing a misdemeanor.

This law states that if someone intentionally damages or destroys any official document, such as a law, proclamation, or notice posted by legal authority in California, before it's supposed to be taken down, they can be fined $20 to $100 or jailed for up to a month.

This law states that if someone intentionally damages or destroys a document that belongs to someone else, and if faking that document would be considered forgery, they can be sentenced to prison under a specific section of the penal code.

This law makes it illegal for anyone to intentionally open or read a sealed letter that isn't addressed to them without permission from either the sender or the recipient. If someone also publishes the contents of such a letter, knowing it was opened unlawfully, they are committing a misdemeanor.

This law states that if someone deliberately changes the meaning of a telegraph or phone message in a way that harms someone else, they can be punished. This punishment could include time in state prison, up to a year in county jail, a fine up to $10,000, or both jail time and a fine.

This law makes it a crime to intentionally damage or remove any memorial dedicated to law enforcement officers or firefighters.

If someone is found guilty, they may face jail time. The law also makes clear that a person can be charged under this law and others, such as related military or veterans’ laws.

This law makes it a misdemeanor for anyone who is not the owner to intentionally damage, disfigure, or destroy any public monument, artwork, or useful or decorative structure in a village, town, or city. This also applies to damaging shade trees or ornamental plants, whether they're on private property or public spaces like streets, sidewalks, or parks.

If you damage, disfigure, or destroy anything of archaeological or historical importance that you don't own, whether on private property or in public areas, it's a misdemeanor and you'll be committing a crime.

This law makes it illegal to enter and damage or disturb natural or historical elements in caves without the cave owner's written consent. Violations include actions like marking, breaking, or removing natural materials or archaeological remains, harming animals or plants, or altering protections like locks or gates. Penalties are up to a year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both. A 'cave' is a naturally formed underground space big enough for people. 'Natural material' refers to formations like stalactites, and 'material' includes historical and archaeological items. Simply entering a cave without causing harm is not a crime under this statute.

If someone intentionally harms or disrupts water pipes, mains, or structures that supply water to buildings, they are committing a misdemeanor, which is a type of crime.

If you knowingly turn on or open a water source, like a faucet, to take water after being told it's been shut off for a reason by someone in authority, you're committing a misdemeanor if your intent is to cheat or cause harm.

This law states that if someone intentionally damages, tampers with, or removes parts from an aircraft without the owner's permission, they are committing a misdemeanor. This includes getting inside or on an aircraft and attempting to use its controls or starting it while it is unattended, which can lead to up to six months of imprisonment or a $1,000 fine, or both.

Furthermore, if someone damages an aircraft or its parts in a way that makes it unsafe to fly, they face harsher penalties, including up to a year in jail, a fine up to $10,000, or both. This addresses both intentional minor interference and more severe destructive acts against aircraft.

Under this law, if someone intentionally tries to cause serious harm by damaging or interfering with any part of a public transit vehicle or system, including setting a parked vehicle in motion, they can be charged with a felony.