This part applies to all corporations for the prevention of cruelty to animals, whether formed prior to or after May 20, 1905, but does not apply to any association, society, or corporation that uses or specifies a name or style the same, or substantially the same, as that of any previously existing society or corporation in this state organized for a like purpose.
Cal. Corp. Code § 10406
SOCIETIES FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Known as the Nonprofit Corporation Law
The act spans §§ 5000–10841 (129 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 652, Sec. 6
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.