California — 'vicious dog' definition (Food & Ag Code § 31603)
§ 31603 defines 'vicious dog' — a dog that, unprovoked and in an aggressive manner, inflicts severe injury on or kills a human, or a previously declared potentially dangerous dog that continues the behavior after its owner has been notified.
Source: California Food & Agricultural Code § 31603, 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_31603_vicious_dog_def.txt.
Verbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file):
- "31603."
- "“Vicious dog” means either of the following:"
- "Any dog that, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, inflicts severe injury on or kills a human being."
- "Any dog previously determined to be and currently listed as a potentially dangerous dog that, after its owner or keeper has been notified of this determination, continues the behavior described in Section 31602 or is maintained in violation of Section 31641, 31642, or 31643."