Eastvale, CA Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

California preempts breed-specific dangerous-dog legislation. Under Food & Agricultural Code section 31683, 'no program for the control of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs shall be specific as to breed' (apart from a narrow exception in Health & Safety Code section 122331 allowing breed-based mandatory spay/neuter and breeding programs only). As a result, neither the City of Eastvale nor Riverside County may ban or restrict ownership of pit bulls, Rottweilers or any other breed, and no breed may be declared potentially dangerous or vicious as a class. Eastvale uses Riverside County Animal Services for enforcement, and the county's potentially-dangerous-and-dangerous-animal rules (Riverside County Code Chapter 6.16) regulate individual animals by their conduct - for example, a dog that has bitten without provocation or shows a propensity to attack. A dog declared dangerous can face mandatory confinement and restraint conditions regardless of breed. The only breed-specific measure California permits is a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance, and Eastvale has not been confirmed to have adopted one. In short, breed alone is not a basis for regulation in Eastvale; an owner's compliance turns on the dog's behavior.