California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 25802

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 12. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.

The board may maintain, regulate, and govern public animal shelters, fix the limits within which animals shall not run at large, and appoint shelter directors. All expenses of operation and maintenance and the compensation of the

shelter directors

shall be paid out of the fines imposed and collected from the owners of impounded animals, or from the general fund of the county, or both.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 25802 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-3-government-of-counties/division-2-officers/part-2-board-of-supervisors/chapter-8-health-and-safety/article-1-animals/section-25802

Other sections in Article 1 - Animals

§ 25800§ 25801§ 25802§ 25803

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