Indio, CA Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Indio adopted Riverside County Title 6 as its Animal Control Ordinance (IMC § 92.01). The adopted county code (Ord. 630) defines a "Vicious Dog/Vicious Cat" as any animal that has bitten a person or animal without provocation or direction, or that has a disposition or propensity to attack or bite without provocation. Dangerous- and vicious-animal regulation under the County framework (and Ordinance No. 771) is keyed to an individual animal's behavior and bite history, not its breed. No breed-specific ban appears in Indio's adopted ordinance. California's Food and Agricultural Code § 31683 reinforces this statewide: a city or county may regulate dangerous dogs, but it may NOT regulate dangerous dogs in a manner specific to breed. The one carve-out in state law is that mandatory spay/neuter and breeding ordinances MAY be breed-specific. Riverside County does maintain a mandatory spay/neuter framework for unaltered dogs, and unaltered animals adjudicated potentially dangerous, dangerous, or vicious face additional registration and altering requirements. Owners of any dog determined to be potentially dangerous or vicious may face restraint orders, special enclosures, and registration regardless of breed.