Chapter 6.08 — POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS DOGS
Oakland Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Oakland
6.08.010 - Definitions.¶
6.08.020 - Administrative hearing to determine if dog potentially dangerous or vicious,…¶
6.08.030 - Notice to owner of hearing.¶
6.08.040 - Time of hearing.¶
6.08.050 - Hearing open to public.¶
6.08.060 - Evidence at hearing.¶
6.08.070 - Findings, determinations, declarations and orders.¶
6.08.080 - Exceptions to determination that dog is potentially dangerous or vicious.¶
6.08.090 - Seizure, impoundment and destruction of dogs which are significant public threat.¶
6.08.100 - Alternative impoundment.¶
6.08.110 - Release of impounded dogs determined potentially dangerous or vicious.¶
6.08.120 - Restraint or enclosure of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs.¶
6.08.130 - Notice of disposal or escape of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs.¶
6.08.140 - Unlawful to own, harbor or keep dog found by another jurisdiction to be…¶
6.08.150 - Posting of premises where potentially dangerous or vicious dogs are maintained.¶
6.08.160 - Owners of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs to permit compliance inspections.¶
6.08.170 - Insurance requirements for vicious dogs.¶
6.08.180 - Microchip and sterilization requirement for potentially dangerous and vicious dogs.¶
6.08.190 - Keeping of vicious dogs by minors prohibited.¶
6.08.200 - Muzzling of vicious dog.¶
6.08.210 - Penalties for wilful violation of provisions regulating vicious dogs.¶
6.08.220 - Civil penalties for violations of provisions regulating potentially dangerous dogs or vicious dogs.¶
6.08.230 - Exemption for police dogs.¶
6.08.240 - Severability.¶
6.08.250 - Removal from list of potentially dangerous dogs.¶
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