California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 31108.3

FAC § 31108.3 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 14 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall not release a dog to an owner seeking to reclaim it, or adopt out, sell, or give away a dog to a new owner, unless either of the following conditions is met:

(A)The dog is microchipped with current information on the owner reclaiming the dog or new owner receiving the dog, as applicable, and the owner or new owner is registered with the microchip registry company as the primary owner of the dog. The public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall not be registered with a microchip registry company as the primary owner of the dog. Upon adoption, sale, giving away, or transfer of ownership, the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall provide information on the transference of ownership, including microchip company information, the microchip number and any other relevant identifiers, and any other information needed for an owner or new owner to register themselves as the microchip’s primary contact, as applicable.

(B)If the agency, shelter, or group does not have microchipping capability on location, the agency, shelter, or group first obtains from the owner reclaiming the dog or new owner receiving the dog an agreement that requires the owner or new owner to present to the agency, shelter, or group, within the next 30 days, proof that the dog is microchipped as described in subparagraph (A).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 549, Sec. 1. (AB 2723) Effective January 1, 2023.