Food and Agricultural Code section 31607

“Impounded” means taken into the custody of the public animal shelter or animal control department or provider of animal control services to the city or county where the potentially dangerous or vicious dog is found.

Source: Section 31607, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=31607. (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_31607

Original Source: Section 31607, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=31607. (last accessed May 12, 2025).