Redondo Beach imposes no breed-specific dog ban. California Food and Agricultural Code 31683 prohibits cities from regulating dogs by breed. The city instead handles individual dogs through its vicious-animal process in RBMC Title 5, Chapter 1, Article 3.
No Redondo Beach ordinance bans pit bulls, Rottweilers, or any other breed. California Food and Agricultural Code 31683 bars any local dog-control program from being 'specific as to breed,' preempting breed bans. Redondo Beach addresses dangerous animals by conduct, not breed: RBMC 5-1.3xx (Vicious Animals, Article 3) lets the Chief Animal Control Officer hold a hearing on a written complaint and, per the code, conduct it under the California Food and Agricultural Code provisions for potentially dangerous and vicious dogs. A dog found vicious may be impounded, controlled, removed, or destroyed. Health and Safety Code 122331 lets cities adopt only breed-specific spay/neuter rules, not ownership bans; Redondo Beach has not adopted such a program. Private landlords and HOAs may still
There is no breed-based offense to cite. Enforcement is behavior-based: any dog may be declared vicious or potentially dangerous through the Article 3 hearing before the Chief Animal Control Officer. A dog found vicious can be impounded, ordered restrained, removed
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