California Health and Safety Code 122384 – (a) A pet boarding facility operator shall provide each owner …
(a) A pet boarding facility operator shall provide each owner with written information describing all of the following:
(1) Days and times during which the pet boarding facility permits pets to be dropped off and picked up.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 122384
- operator: means a person who owns or operates, or both, a pet boarding facility. See California Health and Safety Code 122380
- Pet: means any nonhuman animal housed in the pet boarding facility, including, but not limited to, mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. See California Health and Safety Code 122380
- Pet boarding facility: means any lot, building, structure, enclosure, or premises, or a portion thereof, whereupon four or more dogs, cats, or other pets in any combination are boarded at the request of, and in exchange for compensation provided by, their owner. See California Health and Safety Code 122380
(2) Days and times during which personnel are onsite.
(3) The square footage of the permanent or fixed and temporary enclosures in which the species of pet that the owner is boarding is customarily contained.
(4) General observation practices during each 24-hour period for the species of pet that the owner is boarding is customarily observed by personnel.
(5) The pet boarding facility’s customary daily activity schedule for the species of pet that the owner is boarding.
(b) If the pet boarding facility will materially deviate from the customary practices described in the written information required by subdivision (a) with respect to an owner’s pet, the pet boarding facility operator shall disclose those deviations to the owner or patron, as appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 364, Sec. 1. (SB 945) Effective January 1, 2017.)