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[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Damn you for making me look this up.

• A level 1 humane officer is not a peace officer, but may exercise the powers of a peace officer at all places within the
  state in order to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any animal and to that end may summon to his or her aid any bystander. A level 1 humane officer may use reasonable force
  necessary to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any animal.
  A level 1 humane officer may make arrests for the violation of
  any penal law of this state relating to or affecting animals in the
  same manner as any peace officer and may also serve search warrants.

Cal. Corp. Code § (i)(1)(A), (B). A "Level 2" humane officer has basically the same powers, but may not carry a firearm.

Hehe, you said penal. And think of it as future research. It's certainly not going to come up in my practice.