Animal research.

Existing law prohibits the keeping or use of animals for diagnostic purposes, education, or research without approval by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law authorizes the department to prescribe rules under which persons who wish to keep or use animals for those purposes may obtain approval from the department, and to promulgate regulations governing the use of animals for those purposes. Existing law exempts certain persons from those requirements, including persons who use or keep animals for animal training and animal cosmetics, among other things. A person who violates these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor.