CaliforniaRoosters: restrictions.
What it does
Existing law prohibits a person from causing, permitting, or aiding or abetting the fighting, worrying, or injuring of a cock. Existing law provides that a violation of this provision is a misdemeanor, as provided. Existing law generally regulates the production of poultry, eggs, and egg products.
More detail
This bill would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2028, a person from keeping more than 25 roosters that are movement constrained through the use of an enclosure or tether, except as specified. The bill would subject a person who violates this prohibition to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, as provided, and would provide that each day a rooster is kept in violation of that prohibition constitutes a separate and distinct violation. The bill would require, before a civil action is brought to recover this civil penalty, a written notice to be provided granting a minimum of 14 days to correct the violation, as provided. The bill would require any civil penalties recovered pursuant to these provisions to be paid to the county in which the civil action was brought. The bill would define, among other terms, "rooster" and "enclosure" for purposes of these provisions.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 13In committee: Held under submission.Latest
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD.Minor
- Jun 4Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jun 4Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 2From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Major
- 2025
- Jul 1In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 18Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD.Minor
- Jun 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 15. Page 2083.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 928 Rogers Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 2Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1952.)Major
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 10Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 9Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 8).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 27From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 26
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.Minor
- Mar 18From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 10Referred to Coms. on AGRI. and JUD.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced