California — 'potentially dangerous dog' definition (Food & Ag Code § 31602)
§ 31602 defines 'potentially dangerous dog' by conduct — e.g., a dog that, unprovoked, on two separate occasions within 36 months engages in behavior requiring a defensive action, or that bites a person causing less severe injury.
Source: California Food & Agricultural Code § 31602, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, extracted 2026-07-24 via Tokyo relay (Playwright). First-hand statute text; C1 substring-verified against pdf-raw/banned-dog-breeds/ca_fac_31602_dangerous_dog_def.txt.
Verbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file):
- "31602."
- "“Potentially dangerous dog” means any of the following:"
- "Any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior 36-month period, engages in any behavior that requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when the person and the dog are off the property of the owner or keeper of the dog."
- "Any dog which, when unprovoked, bites a person causing a less severe injury than as defined in Section 31604."
- "Any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior 36-month period, has killed, seriously bitten, inflicted injury, or otherwise caused injury attacking a domestic animal off the property of the owner or keeper of the dog."