No investigator of the program or any other employee of the department, in enforcing this chapter, shall be required to conduct any investigation that involves the theft of any animal. That investigation shall be conducted by the law enforcement entity that filed the theft report. However, an investigator of the program may assist the law enforcement entity that filed the theft report in the theft investigation.
Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 24105
Equine Protection: Enforcement
Known as the Equine Protection Act
The act spans §§ 24101–24134 (35 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 459, Sec. 1
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.