California Penal Code

§ 600.2

PEN § 600.2 Effective Jan 1, 2020Title 14 · Part 1

Statute text

(a)It is a crime for a person to permit a dog that is owned, harbored, or controlled by the person to cause injury to, or the death of, a guide, signal, or service dog.

(b)A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) if the injury or death to a guide, signal, or service dog is caused by the person’s failure to exercise ordinary care in the control of the person’s dog.

(c)A violation of this section is a misdemeanor if the injury or death to a guide, signal, or service dog is caused by the person’s reckless disregard in the exercise of control over the person’s dog, under circumstances that constitute such a departure from the conduct of a reasonable person as to be incompatible with a proper regard for the safety and life of a guide, signal, or service dog. A violation of this subdivision is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both that fine and imprisonment. The court shall consider the costs ordered pursuant to subdivision (d) when determining the amount of any fines.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 604, Sec. 1. (AB 169) Effective January 1, 2020.