County Board of Supervisors

Public information concerning fines for violations of dog control ordinances is not available for all interviewed jurisdictions. ATTACHMENT A Response: The County of San Diego disagrees wholly with this finding for itself but cannot comment for other jurisdictions. The County's dog control ordinances are found in Chapter 4, Section 6 of the San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances and public information for fines and violations is available in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2024 Misdemeanor and Infraction Bail Schedule (Bail Schedule). The Bail Schedule is publicly available as a downloadable PDF on the Superior Court of California, I County of San Diego's website (Bail and Sentencing Information Superior Court of California -County of San Diego). Fines for violations of 24 San Diego County ordinances are contained within this public-facing document.

Providing the authorization to animal control officers to issue citations and fines would provide a method, short of a Dangerous Dog hearing, to incentivize owners to better control their dog's behavior. Response: The County of San Diego disagrees wholly with this finding for itself but cannot comment for other jurisdictions. Per Section 62.669. l(a)(l) of the San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances it is unlawful for a dog to bite a person engaged in a lawful act. Individuals who violate this section may be arrested or cited under section 62.662 and are subject to bail payments imposed by the court pursuant to the Bail Schedule (Bail and Sentencing Information I Superior Court of California - County of San Diego). The amount for a dog bite is $ l 50 and a subsequent offense is $300. The Department believes that this current citation process provides sufficient incentive to comply with the Code.

Public information about the presence of Dangerous Dogs in a neighborhood, particularly near public schools, is not readily available in San Diego County. Response: The County of San Diego agrees with this finding for itself but cannot comment for other jurisdictions. Currently, there is no known single source of - information that would allow the public to be aware of where declared Dangerous Dogs - ---- -reside. RECOMMEND A TIO NS