{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1904","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-1904","heading":"Dangerous dog and potentially dangerous dog registration requirements.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a potentially dangerous dog if the owner establishes to the satisfaction of the Mayor that:\n(1)\nThe owner of the potentially dangerous dog is 18 years of age or older;\n(2)\nA valid license has been issued for the potentially dangerous dog pursuant to District law;\n(3)\nThe potentially dangerous dog has current vaccinations;\n(4)\nThe owner has a proper enclosure, as determined by the Mayor, to confine the potentially dangerous dog;\n(5)\nThe owner has paid an annual fee in an amount to be determined by the Mayor, in addition to regular dog licensing fees, to register the potentially dangerous dog;\n(6)\nThe potentially dangerous dog has been spayed or neutered;\n(7)\nThe potentially dangerous dog has been implanted with a microchip containing owner identification information; and\n(8)\nThe owner has written permission of the property owner, if the dog owner is not the property owner, and from a homeowner’s association, if appropriate, to house the dog on the premises where the dog will be kept.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a dangerous dog if the owner, in addition to satisfying the requirements for registration of a potentially dangerous dog pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, establishes to the satisfaction of the Mayor that the owner of the dangerous dog has posted on the premises a clearly visible, printed warning sign, in type that is readable from not less than 50 feet, that there is a dangerous dog on the property, and that includes a conspicuous warning symbol that informs children of the presence of a dangerous dog.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 19. Dangerous Dogs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1904","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4093720973144d7b58b1fd4ca471d6de0d24aad9d123f11d55d1a36e5249530b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1903","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-1905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}