SECTIONS 25800-25803 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 25800-25803

25800. The board of supervisors shall adopt orders and enact
ordinances not in conflict with State or federal laws necessary for
the preservation of the health of domestic livestock, and provide for
the payment of all expenses incurred in enforcing them. The expenses
of enforcement are a county charge and are payable in the same
manner and out of the same funds as other county charges are paid.

25801. The board may enter into agreements with the Director of
Agriculture for the purpose of cooperating in the administration and
enforcement of those provisions of law subject to the jurisdiction of
the Department of Agriculture or county agricultural commissioners,
county sealers of weights and measures, and county livestock
inspectors.

25802. The board may maintain, regulate, and govern public pounds,
fix the limits within which animals shall not run at large, and
appoint poundkeepers. All expenses of operation and maintenance and
the compensation of the poundkeepers shall be paid out of the fines
imposed and collected from the owners of impounded animals, or from
the general fund of the county, or both.

25803. The board may provide for the prevention of injuries to
sheep by dogs, and for the destruction and control of predatory
animals, and may tax the possessors of dogs and direct the
application of the tax. The board may, by ordinance, require
veterinarians licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with
Section 4800) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code to
report to the county the shooting or poisoning of any dog. Such
veterinarian may be required to report the name of the owner of such
dog, if known, or the person or persons requesting treatment of such
dog.