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DIVISION 14. REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS 30501-31683›CHAPTER 9. Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs 31601-31683›ARTICLE 3. Disposition of Potentially Dangerous or Vicious Dogs 31641-31646

§ 31645

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A dog determined to be a vicious dog may be destroyed by the animal control department when it is found, after proceedings conducted under Article 2 (commencing with Section 31621), that the release of the dog would create a significant threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.

(b) If it is determined that a dog found to be vicious shall not be destroyed, the judicial authority shall impose conditions upon the ownership of the dog that protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

(c) Any enclosure that is required pursuant to subdivision (b) shall meet the requirements of Section 31605.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 761, Sec. 1.)

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