Section 121620 Of Chapter 1. Rabies Control From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 1.

. During the period for which any quarantine order is in force any officer may kill or in his or her discretion capture and hold for further action by the department any animal in a quarantine area, found on public highways, lands, and streets, or not held in restraint on private premises as specified in this chapter.