California Education Code

§ 92658

EDC § 92658 Effective Jul 27, 2021Div. 9 · Title 3 · Part 57 · Ch. 6 · Art. 6.4

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature that a five-year program, which shall be known as the Animal Shelter Assistance Program, be established to support the state’s policy goal that no adoptable or treatable animal is euthanized, and that the program be administered by the University of California pursuant to all of the following principles:

(1)The program shall provide support to all California animal shelters in the form of outreach, regional conferences, and provision of web-based resources based on current best practices. Best practices may include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A)Reducing intake by providing other solutions to keep animals safe and healthy in their homes, which may include spay or neuter as part of that approach, as well as vaccination, microchipping, and setting up technology and communication to help pet owners rehome their own pets instead of taking them to a shelter.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 144, Sec. 67. (AB 132) Effective July 27, 2021.