Mountain View does not impose breed-specific restrictions, consistent with California Food and Agricultural Code 31683 which preempts breed-based bans, but regulates dangerous dogs by behavior.
Mountain View does not maintain a breed-specific ban or restriction list. Under California Food and Agricultural Code Section 31683, local jurisdictions are preempted from enacting breed-specific dog regulations for general licensing and ownership; only mandatory spay and neuter programs may be breed-specific. Instead, Mountain View regulates dangerous and vicious dogs by individual behavior through Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority hearings. A dog declared potentially dangerous must be registered, confined, leashed and muzzled in public, and carry liability insurance. Landlords and homeowner associations may impose their own private breed restrictions on tenants and residents, which are not preempted by state law.
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