Section 122356 Of Chapter 9. Pet Store Animal Care From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 9.
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. (a) An animal control officer, as defined in Section 830.9
of the Penal Code, a humane officer qualified pursuant to Section
14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code, or a peace officer who
detects a violation of Section 122351, subdivision (b) or (c) of
Section 122353, paragraphs (3) or (4) of subdivision (b) of Section
122354, or Section 122355 shall issue a single notice to correct,
which shall contain all of the following information:
(1) Specify each violation of this chapter found in the
inspection.
(2) Identify the corrective action for each violation.
(3) Include a specific period of time during which the listed
violation or violations must be corrected.
(b) After issuing a notice to correct pursuant to this section,
the officer or another qualified officer of the issuing agency shall
verify compliance with this chapter by conducting a subsequent
investigation of the pet store in violation of this chapter within a
reasonable period of time.
(c) An exact, legible copy of the notice to correct shall be
delivered to the pet store operator at the time he or she signs the
notice. In the alternative, the issuing agency may personally deliver
the notice to the pet store operator within 48 hours of its
issuance, excluding holidays and weekends. The signing of the notice
is an acknowledgment of receipt, and does not constitute an admission
of guilt.
(d) A pet store operator who fails to comply with a notice to
correct is guilty of an infraction.
(e) A pet store operator who violates the same provision of this
chapter on more than one occasion within a 12-month period, at the
same location, is not eligible to receive a notice to correct, and is
guilty of an infraction on the second violation, and is guilty of a
misdemeanor on the third or subsequent violation.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a pet store operator is
guilty of a misdemeanor if the pet store operator violates any
provision listed in subdivision (a), and by doing so, the pet store
operator causes or allows harm or injury to an animal, or allows an
animal to be subject to an unreasonable risk of harm or injury.