California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 31623

Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 761, Sec. 1.

The court or hearing entity of original jurisdiction or the court hearing the appeal may decide all issues for or against the owner or keeper of the dog even if the owner or keeper fails to appear at the hearing.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 31623 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-14-regulation-and-licensing-of-dogs/chapter-9-potentially-dangerous-and-vicious-dogs/article-2-judicial-process/section-31623

Other sections in Article 2 - Judicial Process

§ 31621§ 31622§ 31623§ 31624§ 31625§ 31626

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