Neither Orange County nor the state of California enforces breed-specific legislation. California Food and Agriculture Code Section 31683 prohibits breed-specific dangerous dog programs. Dogs are regulated based on individual behavior under OCCO Sections 4-1-23 and 4-1-95.
Orange County does not ban or restrict any specific dog breeds. California Food and Agriculture Code Section 31683 expressly prohibits breed-specific legislation, stating that no program for the control of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs shall be specific as to breed. Instead, OCCO Section 4-1-23 and Section 4-1-95 classify individual dogs as potentially dangerous or vicious based on behavior, regardless of breed. A potentially dangerous dog is one that has bitten a person or attacked another animal on two or more occasions. A vicious dog has inflicted severe injury or killed a person. Owners of designated dangerous or vicious dogs face additional requirements including secure enclosure, liability insurance, and muzzling in public. Individual HOAs and landlords in unincorporated planned communities may impose breed restrictions through private agreements.
Owners of dogs designated potentially dangerous or vicious face requirements including secure enclosure, signage, spay/neuter, microchipping, and liability insurance. Failure to comply may result in dog seizure and euthanasia proceedings.
Mission Viejo, CA
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Mission Viejo, CA
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