{"code":"FAC","codeName":"Food and Agricultural Code","section":"31642","citation":"Food & Agr. Code, § 31642","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 14. REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS [30501. - 31683.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 9. Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs [31601. - 31683.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-14/chapter-9"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Disposition of Potentially Dangerous or Vicious Dogs [31641. - 31646.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-14/chapter-9/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 761, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/disposition-of-potentially-dangerous-or-vicious-dogs-31642","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}