If the person that owns the dog or was in charge of it when the damage or loss was sustained appears from the complaint, the judge shall forthwith issue a summons against such person commanding him to appear before the judge and show cause why the dog should not be killed.
Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 31505
Civil Liability
Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
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