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DIVISION 14. REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS 30501-31683›CHAPTER 8. Civil Liability 31501-31508

§ 31505

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If the person that owns the dog or was in charge of it when the damage or loss was sustained appears from the complaint, the judge shall forthwith issue a summons against such person commanding him to appear before the judge and show cause why the dog should not be killed.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

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