Any such corporation, or humane officer thereof, may proffer a complaint against any person, before any court or magistrate having jurisdiction, for the violation of any law relating to or affecting animals and may aid in the prosecution of the offender before the court or magistrate.
Cal. Corp. Code § 10404
SOCIETIES FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Known as the Nonprofit Corporation Law
The act spans §§ 5000–10841 (129 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 239 Cal. App. 4th 1286 - Animal Legal Defense Fund v. California Exposition & State Fairs (2015)
Most recently applied in 239 Cal. App. 4th 1286 - Animal Legal Defense Fund v. California Exposition & State Fairs (August 2015)
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 44
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.