CaliforniaAnimal owners would owe care costs after seizures under California law
When an animal is seized under any California law, its owner or keeper would owe seizure and care costs and could lose the animal after missing payment and pickup deadlines.
What it does
Owners and keepers would owe seizure and care costs when an animal is seized under any California law. If they miss the payment and pickup deadlines, the agency may treat the animal as abandoned.
Argument forSeizing agencies could recover care costs for animals seized under any California law, helping them pay for the animals’ care.
Argument againstOwners could face care bills and risk losing an animal after a seizure under a wider range of California laws.
More detail
Owners and keepers would be liable to the seizing agency for the cost of seizing and caring for an animal. This applies to animals seized under any provision of California law. If the charges are not paid within 14 days of the seizure, or the owner does not pay and take the animal within 14 days after notice that it is available, the animal is deemed abandoned. The seizing agency may humanely euthanize or otherwise properly dispose of an abandoned animal. Charges must be paid within 14 days of seizure, or within 14 days after notice that the animal is available for return.
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 599, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 15Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6989.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2344 HANEY Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 31Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6985.)
- Aug 31From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 30).Minor
- Aug 30Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6844.)
- Vote recorded With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Aug 28In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2344 Haney et al. By Arreguín. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 28Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 17Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 13Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 13).Major
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jun 24From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23).Major
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5315.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2344 Haney Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
- May 13In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 27Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).Major
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 23Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Mar 19From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 19Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced
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