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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

DIVISION 14. REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS [30501 - 31683]

  ( Division 14 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15. )
  

CHAPTER 9. Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs [31601 - 31683]

  ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 761, Sec. 1. )
  

ARTICLE 3. Disposition of Potentially Dangerous or Vicious Dogs [31641 - 31646]
  ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 761, Sec. 1. )

  
31642.  

A potentially dangerous dog, while on the owner’s property, shall, at all times, be kept indoors, or in a securely fenced yard from which the dog cannot escape, and into which children cannot trespass. A potentially dangerous animal may be off the owner’s premises only if it is restrained by a substantial leash, of appropriate length, and if it is under the control of a responsible adult.

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