BILL NUMBER: AB 1810	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 2, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 5, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Maienschein

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2014

   An act to amend  Sections   Section 
1834.5  and 1834.6  of  , and to repeal Section
1834.6   of,  the Civil Code, relating to deposits.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1810, as amended, Maienschein. Deposits for keeping: abandoned
animals.
   Existing law requires a veterinarian, dog kennel, cat kennel,
pet-grooming parlor, animal hospital, or any other animal care
facility, as provided, to humanely destroy an abandoned animal, if
unable to place the animal with a new owner.
   This bill, instead, would authorize the euthanasia of the
abandoned animal under those circumstances.
    Existing law prohibits a person from using an abandoned animal
for experimentation and prohibits a person from turning over an
abandoned animal to a pound or animal regulation department of a
public agency.
   This  bill, instead,   bill  would allow
a person to turn an abandoned animal over to a public animal control
agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit animal rescue group,
provided that the shelter or  rescue  group has been
contacted and has agreed to take the animal.
   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 1834.5 of the Civil Code is amended to read:
   1834.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever
an animal is delivered to a veterinarian, dog kennel, cat kennel,
pet-grooming parlor, animal hospital, or any other animal care
facility pursuant to a written or oral agreement entered into after
the effective date of this section, and the owner of the animal does
not pick up the animal within 14 calendar days after the day the
animal was  initially  due to be picked up, the animal shall
be deemed to be abandoned. The person into whose custody the animal
was placed for care shall first try for a period of not less than 10
days to find a new owner for the animal  , and, if 
 or turn the animal over to a public animal control agency or
shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter,
humane society shelter, or non   profit animal rescue group,
provided that the shelter or rescue group has been contacted and has
agreed to take the animal. If  unable to place the animal with
a new owner,  may euthanize the animal so abandoned.
  shelter, or rescue group, the animal care facility may
have the abandoned animal euthanized. 
   (b) If an animal so abandoned was left with a veterinarian or with
a facility that has a veterinarian, and a new owner cannot be found
pursuant to this section, the veterinarian may euthanize the animal.

   (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an
animal care facility or a veterinarian to euthanize an abandoned
animal upon the expiration of the 10-day period described in
subdivision (a).  
   (c) 
    (   d)  There shall be a notice posted in a
conspicuous place, or in conspicuous type in a written receipt given,
to warn a person depositing an animal at an animal care facility of
the provisions of this section. 
   (e) An abandoned animal shall not be used for scientific or any
other type of experimentation.  
  SEC. 2.    Section 1834.6 of the Civil Code is
amended to read:
   1834.6.  An abandoned animal, as described in Section 1834.5,
shall not be used for scientific or any other type of
experimentation. An abandoned animal may be turned over to a public
animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or nonprofit
animal rescue group, provided that the shelter or group has been
contacted and has agreed to take the animal. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 1834.6 of the   Civil
Code   is repealed.  
   1834.6.  An abandoned animal, as described in Section 1834.5,
shall not be used for scientific or any other type of
experimentation, nor shall such an abandoned animal be turned over to
a pound or animal regulation department of a public agency.