California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 343

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

February 13, 2013

An act to amend Section 16441 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to animals.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 343, as introduced, Patterson. Animals: at large: civil penalties.

Existing law prescribes the actions to be taken by a person who finds a stray domestic animal, as defined, upon his or her premises, or upon premises to which he or she has the right of possession, or upon any highway which is adjacent to such premises. Any person who violates these and related provisions is civilly liable for a penalty not to exceed a sum of $500 for each violation.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that penalty provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 16441 of the Food and Agricultural Code
is amended to read:

16441.  

Any person that violates any provision of this part or
any regulations issued pursuant to it is liable civilly for a penalty
in an amount not to exceed a sum of five hundred dollars ($500)
for each violation. Any begin delete money end delete begin insert moneys end insert recovered begin delete under end delete begin insert pursuant
to end insert this section shall be paid into the Department of begin insert Food and end insert
Agriculture Fund.