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Cal. Penal Code § 596.5

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2 Cal. 5th 1121 - Leider v. Lewis (2017)

Most recently applied in 2 Cal. 5th 1121 - Leider v. Lewis (May 2017)

Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1423, Sec. 1.

It shall be a misdemeanor for any owner or manager of an elephant to engage in abusive behavior towards the elephant, which behavior shall include the discipline of the elephant by any of the following methods:

(a) Deprivation of food, water, or rest.

(b) Use of electricity.

(c) Physical punishment resulting in damage, scarring, or breakage of skin.

(d) Insertion of any instrument into any bodily orifice.

(e) Use of martingales.

(f) Use of block and tackle.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.