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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS
CHAPTER 9 - Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Dogs
ARTICLE 3 - Disposition of Potentially Dangerous or Vicious Dogs
Section 31642.
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CA Food & Agri Code § 31642 (2025)
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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.)
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