California · Penal Code

PEN §597h: (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to tie or attach or fasten any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing that animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to tie a live animal to a motorized machine to cause dogs to chase it. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $2,500 fine and/or six months jail.

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to tie or attach or fasten any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing that animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs. (b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both that imprisonment and fine.

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