Clovis, CA Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

602, once an Animal Services Officer finds probable cause that an animal is potentially dangerous or vicious, the Supervisor of Animal Services, Police Chief, or a designee may petition either the Court, applying the procedures of state Food and Agricultural Code §§ 31621-31624, or the City Manager, applying Clovis's own hearing process. 603) requires mailed or personal notice of the petition and the restrictions that would apply, sets the hearing 5 to 30 days after notice (or within 15 days if the animal is already impounded), lets an owner waive the hearing, and allows appeal to Fresno Superior Court as a trial de novo within 5 days of personal service or 6 days of mailed service.

604). An animal found vicious is released to the shelter for euthanasia unless the owner instead registers it as vicious, pays for a surgically implanted microchip, and has it spayed or neutered within 10 days backed by a $1,000 deposit forfeited if proof isn't provided; the owner is also barred from owning another animal of the same species for three years. An animal found only potentially dangerous must be kept securely enclosed or under approved restraint, display a warning sign, be leashed with no more than a 6-foot leash whenever off the owner's premises, carry a 'potentially dangerous' designation on its license with an added annual fee, and be spayed or neutered within 30 days backed by the same $1,000 deposit. 606).