Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The board shall, by administrative rule, create a process to promptly consider and review all applicants who hold certification from any other agency, and allow them to seek review and approval of the qualifications to be recognized as a CACO in this state. A denial of full recog…

The board shall conspicuously and continually publish its list of CACOs on the CalAnimals internet website containing the CACO’s full name, summary status as to active or inactive status, date of active CACO expiration, and business address, unless the business address is a resid…

A CACO shall hold a valid certificate designating the person as a CACO issued by CalAnimals, shall be currently employed or previously employed within a three-year period in an animal control officer job classification in California, and shall be current and compliant with ongoin…

Failure to maintain the continuing education requirements shall cause a CACO’s active certification status to lapse, subject to redemption as specified by the board’s administrative rules. Once a certification lapses, the certification status shall automatically convert to inacti…

A person may not purport to be a CACO in this state or use the title “certified animal control officer” in this state unless the person holds a valid certificate of registration pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 622, Sec. 2. (AB 1125) Effective January 1, 2020.…

The board shall annually set and impose fees in amounts that do not exceed the reasonable amount necessary to cover the costs of administering those services pursuant to this chapter. The schedule of fees shall be published on the CalAnimals internet website. (Added by Stats. 201…

(a) The board shall adopt administrative rules to process information and investigate allegations or suspicions of an applicant or a CACO providing false information, failing to disclose material information on the registration application, or failing to provide information that …