Lynwood imposes no breed-specific dog ban. California Food and Agricultural Code 31683 bars local dog rules specific as to breed. Dangerous dogs are handled individually by conduct through the LMC vicious-animal process, not by breed.
No Lynwood ordinance bans pit bulls, Rottweilers, or any other breed. California Food and Agricultural Code 31683 prohibits any city or county dog program from being 'specific as to breed,' preempting breed bans; Health and Safety Code 122331 permits only breed-based spay/neuter rules, not ownership bans. Lynwood instead regulates dangerous dogs by behavior: LMC 8-1.44 covers attacking dogs, and LMC 8-1.45 defines and restricts vicious, dangerous, or fierce animals, requiring a leash no longer than three feet and a muzzle off the premises (8-1.45 c). A person convicted of a related misdemeanor may not own that type of animal for three years (LMC 8-1.22 b2). Landlords and HOAs may still impose their own breed terms by private contract.
There is no breed-based offense to cite. Enforcement is behavior-based: any dog may be declared vicious under LMC 8-1.45 and seized, impounded, or destroyed under LMC 8-1.46, with the owner barred for three years after a related conviction.
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