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Broden v. Marin Humane Society

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 25, 1999No. A079356PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

POCHÉ, J.

J.Penal Code section 597.1 1 is a self-contained regulatory scheme covering treatment of animals. It provides that the failure to provide animals with “proper care and attention” is a misdemeanor. (Subd. (a).) It covers the authority of animal control officers over sick, injured, straying, or abandoned animals in nonemergency situations. It further provides that animals may be seized or impounded when such an officer “has reasonable grounds to believe that very prompt action is required to protect the health or safety” of the animals. (Subds. (a) & (b).) It deals with the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. People v. RameyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. People v. WhartonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Ballard v. UribeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Great Lakes Properties, Inc. v. City of El SegundoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by20 opinions

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