Penal Code - PEN 597t. PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.] TITLE 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF [594. - 625c.] Every person who keeps an animal confined in an enclosed area shall provide it with an adequate exercise area. If the animal is restricted by a leash, rope, or chain, the leash, rope, or chain shall be affixed in such a manner that it will prevent the animal from becoming entangled or injured and permit the animal’s access to adequate shelter, food, and water. Violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to an animal which is in transit, in a vehicle, or in the immediate control of a person. Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 243.