{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-122317","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 122317","heading":"","body":"(a) A person or business that sells or provides a dog for use as an emotional support dog shall provide a written notice to the buyer or recipient of the dog that states all of the following:\n(1) The dog does not have the special training required to qualify as a guide, signal, or service dog.\n(2) The dog is not entitled to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a guide, signal, or service dog.\n(3) Knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide, signal, or service dog is a misdemeanor violation of Section 365.7 of the Penal Code.\n(b) A person or business that sells or provides a certificate, identification, tag, vest, leash, or harness for an emotional support animal shall provide a written notice to the buyer or recipient that states all of the following:\n(1) The item does not entitle an emotional support animal to the rights and privileges accorded by law to a guide, signal, or service dog.\n(2) Knowingly and fraudulently representing oneself to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide, signal, or service dog is a misdemeanor violation of Section 365.7 of the Penal Code.\n(c) The written notices described in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be made in at least 12-point bold type, and shall be provided on the receipt for the emotional support dog or the product described in subdivision (b), or on a separate piece of paper.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 105. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL [120100. - 122476.]","PART 6. VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY [121575. - 122395.2.]","CHAPTER 5. Sale of Dogs and Cats [122045. - 122319.5.]","ARTICLE 4. Emotional Support Animals [122317. - 122319.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"db60672e1de1280e3a67c6bb9d3293dffb7365935ae9231786cd622028f26e59","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-122315","next":"us-ca/hsc-122318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}