California Food and Agricultural Code 30656 – (a) Any county, city, or city and county may, by ordinance, …
(a) Any county, city, or city and county may, by ordinance, elect to utilize the provisions of this section in lieu of Sections 30653 and 30654.
(b) The claim for damages to livestock, in addition to being governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, shall be accompanied by a statement by the local animal control officer relating to the probable cause of death of the animal and by proof submitted by the owner of the livestock to establish the value of the animal.
Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 30656
- County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- livestock: includes domestic fowls and rabbits. See California Food and Agricultural Code 30651
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(c) The statement submitted by the local animal control officer shall set forth the facts upon which the officer’s statement is based and shall indicate whether, to the best of the officer’s knowledge, the animal was killed by a dog.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 108, Sec. 1.)