California CodesFAC CodeDivision 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLYPart 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGEChapter 7 - EstraysArticle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions§ 17004§ 17004Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 630.The director may take up estray animals whose owners are unknown and cannot be located.Cite this sectionCal. Food & Agric. Code § 17004 (2026)Copyhttps://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-9-animals-generally/part-1-animals-at-large/chapter-7-estrays/article-1-definitions-and-general-provisions/section-17004CopyOther sections in Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions§ 17001§ 17001.5§ 17002§ 17003§ 17004§ 17005§ 17006← § 17003§ 17005 →