California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 31601

FAC § 31601Div. 14 · Ch. 9 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Potentially dangerous and vicious dogs have become a serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of citizens of this state. In recent years, they have assaulted without provocation and seriously injured numerous individuals, particularly children, and have killed numerous dogs. Many of these attacks have occurred in public places.

(b)The number and severity of these attacks are attributable to the failure of owners to register, confine, and properly control vicious and potentially dangerous dogs.

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Legislative history

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