California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 31764.5

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 205, Sec. 5. (SB 245) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a)A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a cat if the person adopting the cat presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code.
(b)A public animal

shelter may limit the number of cats adopted from that public animal shelter pursuant to this section to one cat each six-month period.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 31764.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-14-5-regulation-of-cats/chapter-2-special-provisions-applicable-to-counties-with-a-population-of-less-than-100-000-persons/section-31764.5

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons

§ 31760§ 31761§ 31762§ 31763§ 31764§ 31764.5§ 31765

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