California § 596.5. 596.5. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1423, Sec. 1.)

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§ 596.5. — 596.5. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1423, Sec. 1.)

California § 596.5.

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It shall be a misdemeanor for any owner or manager of an elephant to engage in abusive behavior towards the elephant, which behavior shall include the discipline of the elephant by any of the following methods:

(a)Deprivation of food, water, or rest.

(b)Use of electricity.

(c)Physical punishment resulting in damage, scarring, or breakage of skin.

(d)Insertion of any instrument into any bodily orifice.

(e)Use of martingales.

(f)Use of block and tackle.

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It shall be a misdemeanor for any owner or manager of an elephant to engage in abusive behavior towards the elephant, which behavior shall include the discipline of the elephant by any of the following methods:
(a)
Deprivation of food, water, or rest.
(b)
Use of electricity.
(c)
Physical punishment resulting in damage, scarring, or breakage of skin.
(d)
Insertion of any instrument into any bodily
orifice.
(e)
Use of martingales.
(f)
Use of block and tackle.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1423, Sec. 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 596.

596. (Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 494.)

§ 596.5.

596.5. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1423, Sec. 1.)

§ 596.7.

596.7. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 714, Sec. 1.)

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