Pico Rivera does not ban any dog breed. California Food and Agricultural Code Section 31683 bars cities from adopting breed-specific bans, so pit bulls and similar breeds are legal, though vicious dogs of any breed are regulated.
The Pico Rivera Municipal Code contains no breed-specific ban. Under California Food and Agricultural Code Section 31683, a city or county may not enact breed-specific legislation that declares a dog dangerous or vicious solely on its breed; state law preempts local breed bans (spay/neuter programs may reference breed but ownership bans may not). Pico Rivera instead regulates dangerous behavior: its wild or vicious animals provisions and the running-at-large rules apply to any dog that threatens people or animals, regardless of breed. SEAACA handles vicious-dog investigations and can impose confinement or removal conditions. Owners of any breed must license the dog, keep it leashed off-premises, and maintain control at all times.
There is no breed to violate; enforcement targets behavior. Keeping a dog that has bitten or menaced people, or failing to comply with vicious-dog confinement orders from SEAACA, can lead to impoundment, permit conditions, or removal.
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