California Health and Safety Code

§ 25988

HSC § 25988 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 20 · Ch. 13.5

Statute text

A peace officer, officer of a humane society as qualified under Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code, or officer of an animal control or animal regulation department of a public agency, as qualified under Section 830.9 of the Penal Code, may issue a citation as prescribed in Section 25988.5, to a person or entity keeping horses or other equine animals for hire, if the person or entity fails to meet any of the following standards of humane treatment regarding the keeping of horses or other equine animals:

(a)Any enclosure where an equine is primarily kept shall be of sufficient size to enable the equine to comfortably stand up, turn around, and lie down, and shall be kept free of excessive urine and waste matter.

(b)Paddocks and corrals shall be of adequate size for the equine to move about freely.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 331, Sec. 2.5. (SB 787) Effective January 1, 2020.