California Food & Agriculture Code §31683 preempts cities from adopting breed-specific dangerous-dog ordinances. Delano regulates dangerous dogs case-by-case under Cal. F&A Code §§31601–31683 and DPD Policy 811.
A dog may be designated 'potentially dangerous' or 'vicious' after an evidentiary hearing — not by breed alone. Designated dogs must be securely confined, leashed and muzzled in public, and may require liability insurance. Spay/neuter of mandatorily-altered breeds (mandatory under some county programs) is set by Kern County, not Delano.
Failure to comply with confinement/insurance orders for a designated dog is a misdemeanor under F&A Code §31626.
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