District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-1005 — Issuance of search warrants.
When complaint is made by any humane officer of the Washington Humane Society on oath or affirmation, to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases, that the complainant believes, and has reasonable cause to believe, that the laws in relation to cruelty to animals have been or are being violated in any particular building or place, such magistrate, if satisfied that there is reasonable cause for such belief, shall issue a search warrant, authorizing any marshal, deputy marshal, police officer, or any humane officer of the Washington Humane Society to search such building or place.
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Related
Daskalea v. Washington Humane Society
480 F. Supp. 2d 16 (District of Columbia, 2007)
Thorp v. Dist. of Columbia
319 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.C. Circuit, 2018)
Thorp v. District of Columbia
(District of Columbia, 2018)
Legislative History
Aug. 23, 1871, Leg. Assem., p. 136, ch. 106, § 5; Feb. 13, 1885, 23 Stat. 302, ch. 58, § 1; Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1195, ch. 854, § 41; June 8, 2001, D.C. Law 13-303, § 2(c), 47 DCR 7307
Nearby Sections
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§ 22-1001
Definitions and penalties.§ 22-1002
Other cruelties to animals.§ 22-1002.01
Reporting requirements.§ 22-1005
Issuance of search warrants.§ 22-1006.01
Penalty for engaging in animal fighting.§ 22-1006.02
Possession of an implement of animal fighting.§ 22-1008
Relief of impounded animals.§ 22-1009
Keeping or using place for fighting or baiting of fowls or animals; arrest without warrant.§ 22-101
Definition and penalty.§ 22-1011
Neglect of sick or disabled animals.