Dog Bites in San Diego County

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Interviewed cities should submit to the County of San Diego reports about all dog bites within their jurisdictions annually.

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Interviewed cities and the County of San Diego should publicly post the fines associated with violations of ordinances concerning dogs.

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Interviewed cities and the County of San Diego should develop regulations for a citation and fine process for the violations of animal control ordinances including when a dog bite is reported.

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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors direct the County Animal Control Division to develop a plan for collecting information about the location of a declared Dangerous Dog within the County and posting this information, so it is readily available to the public. NBC7 San Diego. “Why is San Diego so obsessed with dogs?” (2020) https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/why-is-san-diego-county-so-obsessed-with-dogs/2377568/ 2 Loder, Randall T. “The demographics of dog bites in the United States.” Heliyon, 31. (March 20, 2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01360. Califiornia Department of Health Care Access and Information Datasets. Hospital Emergency Department Diagnostic Procedure & External Cause Codes. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/hospital-emergency-department- diagnosis-procedure-and-external-cause-codes. US Postal Service. “US Postal Service Releases Dog Bite National Rankings.” (June 1, 2023) https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2023/0601-usps-releases-dog-bite-national-rankings.htm 5 San Diego County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Section 6, 62.661 and 62.662. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/ codes/san_diego/latest/sandiego_regs/0-0-0-102999 6 Aragon, Tomas J. Declaration of Rabies Areas. California Department of Public Health. (January 1, 2024) https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/DeclarationofRabiesAreas.pdf 7 California Health and Safety Code, title 17, §2606. San Diego County Codes §62.695 and 69.674 https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_diego/ latest/sandiego_regs/0-0-0-102784 9 San Diego Humane Society. “Impact Reports”. https://resources.sdhumane.org/Programs_and_Services/ About_San_Diego_Humane_Society/Municipal_Quarterly_Impact_Reports 10 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/ codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=FAC&division=14.&title=&part=&chapter=9.&article=3 11 Virginia Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services. “Dangerous Dog Registry Search” https://dd.vdacs.virginia.gov/Public/Index 12 Volusia County, Florida. “Dangerous Dog Registry.” https://arc-gis-hub-home-arcgishub.hub.arcgis.com /maps/VolusiaCountyFL::dangerous-dog-registry/about 13 Minneapolis Resident Services. “Dangerous Dog Maps”. https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident- services/animals-pets/dangerous-animals/dangerous-dogs-map/ 14 Metro Animal Services. “Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs.” https://metroanimalservices.org/about- metro/dangerous-dogs-and-potentially-dangerous-dogs/ 5 REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS The California Penal Code §933(c) requires any public agency which the Grand Jury has reviewed, and about which it has issued a final report, to comment to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the agency. Such comment shall be made no later than 90 days after the Grand Jury publishes its report (filed with the Clerk of the Court); except that in the case of a report containing findings and recommendations pertaining to a department or agency headed by an elected County official (e.g. District Attorney, Sheriff, etc.), such comment shall be made to the Presiding Judge with an information copy sent to the Board of Supervisors. Furthermore, California Penal Code §933.05(a), (b), (c), details, as follows, the manner in which such comment(s) are to be made: (a) As to each grand jury finding, the responding person or entity shall indicate one of the following: (1) The respondent agrees with the finding (2) The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the finding; in which case the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons therefor. (b) As to each grand jury recommendation, the responding person or entity shall report one of the following actions: (1) The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action. (2) The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation. (3) The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a time frame for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency when applicable. This time frame shall not exceed six months from the date of publication of the grand jury report. (4) The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefor. (c) If a finding or recommendation of the grand jury addresses budgetary or personnel matters of a county agency or department headed by an elected officer, both the agency or department head and the Board of Supervisors shall respond if requested by the grand jury, but the response of the Board of Supervisors shall address only those budgetary or personnel matters over which it has some decision-making authority. The response of the elected agency or department head shall address all aspects of the findings or recommendations affecting his or her agency or department. Comments to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court in compliance with the Penal Code 933.05 are required from the: 6 Required Responding Agency Findings Recommendations City of Coronado F1, F2 R1, R2 City of Chula Vista F1, F2 R1, R2 City of San Diego F2, F3 R2, R3 San Diego County Board of Supervisors F2, F3, F4 R2, R3, R4 Comments to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court in compliance with the Penal Code 933.05 are invited from the: Invited Responding Agency Findings Recommendations City of Cardiff F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Carlsbad F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Del Mar F3 R3 City of El Cajon F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Encinitas F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Escondido F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Imperial Beach F1, F2, F3 R1, R2, R3 City of La Mesa F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Lemon Grove F1, F2, F3 R1, R2, R3 National City F1, F2 R1, R2 City of Oceanside F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Poway F2, F3 R2, R3 City of San Marcos F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Solana Beach F2, F3 R2, R3 City of Vista F2, F3 R2, R3 7