Whether earned or not, some dog breeds have a bad reputation. While many argue that makes a dog vicious isn’t the breed itself, it’s the owner raising the dog, many states and cities across the country have banned specific breeds.
Many carriers are beginning to take notice of the state’s breed specific laws (BSL) and are beginning to ban the breeds as well.
Below is a list of states, cities and counties that have BSLs, according to GameDog.
ALABAMA
Irondale, Midfield
(2 cities have also banned presa canarios)
ARKANSAS
Gosnell, Maumell, Mt. Home, North Little Rock (has restricted ROTFWEILERS & pit buìls), Piggot
CALIFORNIA
Santa Monica (has RESTRICTED pit bulls)
COLORADO
Commerce City, Denver, Northgìenn, Wellington
CONNECTICUT
Wetherfield
FLORIDA
Cape Coraì, Dade County, North Miami, Sunrise
IDAHO
Keliog, Payette
ILLINOIS
Beach Park, Bourbonnais, Buffalo Grove (has restricted ROTÍWEILERS and “pit bu|Is”),
Cairo, Central City, Chester, Cicero, Dixon, Effingham, Elmwood, Gillespie (has BANNED pit
bu||s),Homeswood, Sohnston City, Morrison, Mt. Olive (has BANNED pit buils), Mulberry Grove
(has restricted pit bulls), Oden, Peru, Rock Falls, Salem, Sandover, Silivis, Streeter,
(has BANNED Dobermans), Wheeiing, Wilsonvílìe (has BANNED ‘pit bulls)
INDIANA
Fowler, Gary, Mishawaka, South Bend, Walkerton (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS),
Williamsport, Winchester ‘
IOWA
Conrad (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Coutier BANNED PIT BULLS, Des Moine,Lake Mills
(has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Lockridge(has BANS ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS)
,Hiawatha, Pocohontas, Rockwell, Wapello, Wilton, \NintersetMuscatine City Council approved a
ban on all new “pit bull terriers” entering the city. Current owners will be permitted to keep their
dogs only if they register their pets and obtain $50,000 in liability insurance
KANSAS
Arkansas City, Banner Springs (has BANNED “pit BulIs”), Cherokee County, City of Inman (has
BANNED ROTVWEILERS, “pit bulls” +), El Dorado (has BANNED American Pit Bull Terriers
and American Staffordshire Terriers), Fredonia, Garnett, ìackson County,l_eawood City
Council recently banned Hpit bu||s”,Libera|, Maize, Marysville, Nickerson, Overland Park, Preston,
Shawnee County (has BANNED pit bulls), Sterling, Topeka
LOUISIANA
Luling,Morgan City, St. Parish
MARYLAND
Prince George* County (has BANNED pit bukis)
MASSACHUSETTS
Amesbury, Holyoke, Rockport, Tauton, Whorster
MICHIGAN
Detroit, Evart Township, Grosse Point Woods, Me|vinda|e,Ramsey, Muskegon Heights, Michigan
(restrictions on pit bulls), Springfieid, Waterford
Biack Jack, Carl Junction (has BANNED Rottweilers and ‘pit bui|s’), Cameron, Fenton, Fiorissant,
Grandby, Greenwood, HaIIsviiìe,Liberty, Macon,University City, Springfield, Weilsviile, Woodson
Terrace Salisbury has recentìy banned on “pit bulls,” I’pit buil type dogs” and Rottweiiers
MONTANA
Ekalaka, Libby
NEBRASKA
Fńend
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City, Clifton, Highland Park, Millville, West New York
NEW MEXICO
Tijeras
NEW YORK
Binghamton (restricts Rottweilers), Hudson,Jamest0wn, Maybrook, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle,
Newburgh, N. Hempstead, Larchmont (has BANNED pit bulls), Sand Point, Village of Haverstraw,
Village of Hemstead, Yonkers
NORTH CAROLINA
Transyívania
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismark, Kìldeèr, M (has BANNED pit bulls) (has BANNED ROTFWEILERS)
OHIO (state has declared ‘pit bulls’ as dangerous/vicious)
Akron (has restrieted pit bulls and American Bull dogs), Athens, Cambridge, Cincinnati, E.
Fairfield (has BANNED pit bulls), Franklin County, Girard, Heath, Lucas County,
Ludlow Faäls, Mansfield, Mentor on the Lake ( some mentor?), Miami Coutnty, Newark, Parma,
Richmond Heights (has restricted “pit bul|s”), Shaker Heights, Siìverlake, S. Euclid,
Southpoint, To|edo,Wape|Io County (Amstaffs, Bull Tefriers,Staff0rdshíre Bu1ITerriers),
Warrensville Hts, Washington Court House, Springs
OKLAHOMA
Eufaula, Midwest City, Quenton
OREGON
Malin
PENNSYLVANIA
Clairton, Elizabeth, Reading
RHODE ISLAND
Newport(?)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, Travelers Rest (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS Chows, and Dobermans), Sísseton
(has BANNED Dobermans)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sissenton
TENNESSEE
Jackson, Smyrna, WatertoWn,The Lynnviìle City Council has banned Rottweilers, “pit bulls”, Chow
Chows, Doberman Pinsohers and German Shepherd Dogs.
TEXAS
Terreîl
UTAH
North Salt Lake, Smithfield (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS and Shar-Pei’s)
VIRGINIA
Richmond
WASHINGTON
Aigona, Buckiy, Enunclaw, Everett, Iniancl, Kenawick, King County, Kirkland, Moxee, Neah Bay
(has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Oak Harbor, Prosser, Seatac, Sunnyside (has restricted ‘pit
buIis‘), Toppenosh, Yakima (has BANNED ‘pit buIIs’)
WISCONSIN
Oconto, South Milwaukee