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111067-111068

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 111067-111068

111067.  (a) Any city, county, or city and county may adopt an
ordinance that provides for the regulation of the disposition of
bullfrogs and turtles imported for sale in live animal markets for
use as food. The ordinances may provide for all of the following:
   (1) The designation of a local agency to carry out this article.
   (2) Require a permit, issued by an agency designated by the city,
county, or city and county to issue permits, for the sale of
bullfrogs and turtles imported for sale in live animal markets for
use as food.
   (3) Establish a fee for the permit in an amount determined
sufficient to offset the administrative cost of issuing the permit
and enforcing the provisions of the ordinance.
   (4) Require that animals sold pursuant to the permit be dispatched
at the time of sale.
   (5) Require that signs be posted at the permittee's place of
business, stating that animals must be properly dispatched and that
release into the wild in a live state is unlawful.
   (6) Authorize the local agency, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, to suspend or revoke a permit issued pursuant to paragraph
(1) for violation of any provision of the ordinance adopted pursuant
to this article.
   (b) The State Department of Health Services and the Department of
Fish and Game may consult with a city, county, or city and county for
purposes related to this article.



111068.  Nothing in this article is intended to limit or preempt the
jurisdiction of any state agency or commission, or any other state
entity, from adopting any regulation or taking any action it deems
necessary and appropriate regardless of any local ordinance adopted
pursuant to this article.