§ 31662 Dangerous Dog Penalties

• •If your dog is considered 'potentially dangerous' and breaks the rules, you might have to pay up to $500.
• •If your dog is considered 'vicious' and breaks the rules, you might have to pay up to $1,000.
• •The law is about keeping people safe from dogs that could hurt them.

Your dog has bitten someone before but didn't cause serious injury. One day, it gets loose and chases a neighbor, scaring them.

Because your dog was already labeled 'potentially dangerous' and it broke the rules again, you could be fined up to $500.