Hemet has no breed-specific ban. Through HMC Sec. 10-1 it adopts Riverside County Ordinance 630, which regulates dangerous and vicious dogs by behavior, not breed. California Food & Agricultural Code Sec. 31683 bars cities from banning specific breeds outright.
There is no Hemet ordinance prohibiting pit bulls, Rottweilers, or any other breed, and none in the county rules Hemet adopts. Hemet Municipal Code Sec. 10-1 adopts Riverside County Title 6 (Ordinance 630) by reference. Ordinance 630 defines a "Vicious Dog/Vicious Cat" by conduct - any dog or cat that "has bitten a person or animal without provocation or direction or which has a disposition or propensity to attack or bite any person or animal without provocation," - and provides for impoundment, quarantine, and Dangerous/Vicious Animal Registration (under County Ordinance No. 771). These standards are breed-neutral. California Food & Agricultural Code Sec. 31683 allows local dangerous-dog programs and breed-specific spay/neuter or breeding rules but expressly prohibits a local rule that declares a dog dangerous or vicious based solely on its breed. The practical result in Hemet: any dog can be designated dangerous/vicious based on its actual behavior, and owners of a registered dangerous animal face additional confinement, signage, insurance, and registration requirements; no breed is banned.
A dog that bites or shows a propensity to attack without provocation can be impounded, quarantined, and ordered registered as dangerous/vicious, with confinement and control conditions. Failing to comply can lead to additional citations, fees, and potential removal of the animal.
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