Rott-n-Chatter (breed bans) I have created an easier format for review, please notify me if there are some areas that have decided against BSL or have repealed BSL so that this site will remain as accurate as possible...thank you... jan4rott@rott-n-chatter. COLOR LEGEND: BLACK = breed specific law in place RED = breed specific law repealed GREEN = decided against a breed specific ordinance Last Updated: March 3, 2013 ________________________________________ ALABAMA Boaz, Centerpoint, Fultondale,Gurley, Gadsden, Gardendale, Hale County, Irondale, Jasper, Lannett, Midfield, Montgomery, Orange Beach, Rainesville ARKANSAS Bald Knob, Batesville, Beebe, Caddo Valley, Clarksville, Crossett, Dewitt, Dequeen, Fort Smith, Gosnell, Greenwood, Haskell, Hiawatha, Holton, Horton, Hot Spings, Jacksonville, Judsonia, Lake City, Little Rock, Lonoke, Maumell, Mayflower, McGehee, Monette, Mt. Home, Mulberry, North Little Rock, Piggot, Prescott, Russellville, Sabetha, Salem, Searcy, Shannon Hills, Sherwood, Siloam Springs, Stuttgart, Truman, Ward, CALIFORNIA Auburn, Barstow, Cyprus, Exeter, Fontana, Hercules, Highland, Hollister, Lake County, Lancaster, La Quina, Manteca, Naval Base Ventura County, Petaluma, Point Mugu, Point Hueneme, Ripon, Sacramento, San Bernardino County, Santa Clara County, Santa Monica, Ventura, Yucaipa COLORADO Aurora, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Commerce City, Cripple Creek, Denver, Estes Park, Federal Heights, Fort Lupton, Golden, Hayden, Lafayette, La Junta, Lakewood, Longmont, Lone Tree, Louisville, Loveland, Northglenn, Parker, Rocky Ford, Wellington, Westminster CONNECTICUT Bristol, Wetherfield DELAWARE New Castle County, Wilmington FLORIDA Coral Springs, Dade County/North Miami, Deltona, Sunrise, Tamarac GEORGIA College Park, Dawson, Douglasville, Peachtree City, Rockmart, Terrell County IDAHO Kellog, Payette, Preston ILLINOIS Beach Park, Bloomington, , Bourbonnais, Buffalo Grove, Cahokia, Cairo, Central City, Chester, Cicero, Dixon, Effingham, Elgin, Elmwood, Flora, Forest, Galena, Gillespie, Greenville, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Johnston City, Kewanee, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lombard, Markham, Maryville, McHenry County, Minooka, Morrison, Morton, Mt. Olive, Mulberry Grove, Normal, North Chicago, Northlake, Oden, Paxton, Peru, Rock Falls, Salem, Sandover, Silvis, Sparta, Stone Park, Streater, Waukegan, Westfield, Wheeling, Will County, Wilsonville INDIANA Anderson, Indianapolis, Fowler, Gary, Lake County, Merrillville, Mishawaka, South Bend, St Joseph County, Walkerton, Williamsport, Winchester IOWA Atkins, Alburnett, Altoona, Anamosa, Baldwin, Belle Plaine, Benton County, Blairstown, Buffalo Center, Carter Lake, Chariton, Charter Oak, Clarence, Clinton, Conrad, Council Bluffs, Coutier, Crossville, Dallas Center, Dakota City, Marble Rock, Winthrop, Des Moines, Dexter, Donellson, Dumont, Durant, Fairfax, Fairfield, Forest City, Fremont City,Garrison, Hiawatha, Hopkintin, Humbolt, Keystone, Lake Mills, Lisbon, Lockridge, Logan, Luzernne, Manly, Mason City, Miles, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Pleasant, Malmo, Monticello, Muscatine, Newhall, Norway, Olin, Ottumwa, Oxford Junction, Ottumwa, Palo, Pocohontas, Rake, Rockwell, Scarville, Shellsburg, Sigourney, Sioux City, Thompson, Urbana, Van Horne, Vinton, Walford, Wapello, Waterloo, Watkins, Washington, West Liberty, Wilton, Winterset KANSAS Augusta, Arkansas City, Beloit, Bonner Springs, Cheney, Cherokee County, Inman, Dodge City, Edwardsville, El Dorado, Ellinwood, Ellis, Emporia, Fort Smith, Fredonia, Garden City, Gardner, Garnett, Gladstone, Hays City, Hesston, Jackson County, Junction City, Kansas City, Kingman, Lawrence, Leawood, Leavenworth, Liberal, Lola, Maize, Manhatten, Marysville,Merrium, Nickerson,Olathe, Osage, Overland Park, Park City, Pittsburg, Preston, St. John, Salina, Seward County, Shawnee County, Scott City, Stafford, Sterling, Topeka, Ulyssas, Wichita, Wilson, Worthington, Wyandotte County, KENTUCKY Bracken County,Corinth, Covington, Erlanger, Elsmere, Falmouth, Flatwoods, Frankfort, Franklin, Goshen, Independence, Lietchfield, Lincoln County, Ludlow, Mayfield, Maysville, Middlesboro, Milton, Newport, Oldham, Paintsville, Park Hills, Southgate, Spencer County, Taylor Mills, Union County, Walton, Webster County, Worthington LOUISIANA Abbeville, Baldwin, Baton Rouge Parish, Delcambre, Gonzales, Lake Charles, Lincoln Parish, Luling, Morgan City, Patterson, Plaquemines Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammeny Parish, Sulpher, Terrebonne Parish, Welsh, West Baton Rouge Parish MARYLAND Annapolis, Baltimore, Charles County, Federalsburg, Hagerstown, Naval Base, Prince George County, Ridgely, St. Marys County, Click here for some examples of letters and a copy of an excellent NON-breed-specific Dangerous Dog law that you can e-mail/snail-mail/fax/read to legislators MASSACHUSETTS In July 2012, a bill was signed into law that prohibits breed specific laws in Massachusetts. When the law went into effect in October 2012, existing breed specific ordinances were rendered void. MICHIGAN Adrian, Allen Town, Alma, Almena, Almont, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Bay County, Benton Harbor, Blackman Twp., Buchanan, Cassapolis, Center Line, Crawford County, Crystal City, Dearborne, Dearborne Heights, Detroit, Eagleston Township, East Pointe, Ecorse, Evart Township, Garden City, Grand Rapids, Grosse Point Parke, Grosse Point Woods, Hastings, Hazel Park, Hudsonville, Ionia, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Lowell, Melvindale, Milford, Mount Clemens, Mt. Morris, Muskegon, Niles, Oxford Township, Pontiac, Ramsey, Redford, Rochester Hills, Romeo, Roseville, Saginaw, Sterling Heights, Southgate, Springfield, Sylvan Lake, Waterford, Wyndotte, Wyoming, Ypsilanti Twp. MISSISSIPPI Aberdeen, Brandon, Carthage, City of Shelby, Cleveland, Clinton, Eupora, Greenville, Greenwood, Hinds County, Horn Lake, Indianola, Laurel, Leflore County, Macon, Morton, New Albany, Okolona, Oktibbeha County, Richland, Ridgeland, Union, Verona MISSOURI Airport Drive, Allen Park, Belfontaine Neighbors, Belton, Black Jack, Booneville, Buckner, Butler, Calverton, Camdenton, Carl Junction, Cameron, Center, Chillicothe, Clayton, Edina, Fayette, Fenton, Ferguson, Florissant, Fulton, Gallatin, Grandby, Grandview, Greenwood, Gross Pointe Park, Hallsville, Hannibal, Hazel Park, Hazelwood, Jennings, Kansas City, Kennett, Kirksville, Lake St. Charles, Lees Summit, Liberty, Macon, Lincoln Park, Mexico, New Franklin, Oak Grove, Osceola, Overland, Pagerdale, Pilot Grove, Poplar Bluff, Raytown, Rochester Hills, Saginaw, Salisbury , Sedalia, Senath, Sikeston, Slater, Shrewsbury, Springfield, St. Charles, Sterling Heights, Sugar Creek, Trenton, Unionville, University City, Vinita Park, Webb City, Wentzville, Woodson Terrace MONTANA Butte-Silver Bow, Ekalaka, Libby, White Sulphur Springs NEBRASKA Beatrice, Bellevue,Blair, Falls City, Friend, La Vista, Lincoln, Omaha, Osceola, Rushville, Wauneta NEW JERSEY Atlantic City, Clifton, Engelwood, Fort Dix, Garfield, Highland Park, Lodi, Millville, Oak Bridge, West New York NEW MEXICO Arlington, Elephant Butte, Tijeras, Kirkland Air Force Base NEW YORK Ellensville, Larchmont, Mount Vernon, Newburgh, New York, Rockville Centre, Sands Point, Village of Haverstraw, Village of Hemstead NORTH CAROLINA Hendersonville, Waxhaw, Wilmington NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck, Bowman, Dickinson, Fargo, Kenmare, Kildeer, Minot, Velva, Williston OHIO Akron, Amsterdam, Athens, Austintown, Barnhill, Bay Village, Bellevue, Bexley, Cambridge, Canfield, Celina, Cincinnati, City of Sheffield Lake, Cleveland, E. Cleveland, Defiance, East Cleveland, East Palestine, Fairfield, Franklin County, Girard, Golf Manor, Heath, Highland Heights, Lakewood, Lancaster, Louisville, Lowell, Lucas County, Ludlow Falls, Mansfield, Mayfield, Mentor on the Lake, Miami County, Middlefield, Middletown, Mt. Vernon, Napoleon,New Albany, Newark, North Perry, North Ridgeville, Oakwood, Oxford, Parma, Perrysburg, Portsmouth, Powell, Reyoldsburg, Richmond Heights, Rome Twp., Shaker Heights, Silverlake, Shadyside, Silver Lake, Smithville, S. Euclid, Southpoint, Springboro, St. Marys, Tiffin, Toledo, Warrensville Hts, Washington Court House, Whitehall, Wickliffe, Wooster, Xenia, Yellow Springs, Youngstown, OKLAHOMA Del City, Eufaula, Midwest City (Overturned by OK Supreme Court 3/2011), Quenton OREGON Malheur County, Malin PENNSYLVANIA Clairton, Erie, Hazelton, Phillipsburg, Reading, Wilkes Barre RHODE ISLAND Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick SOUTH CAROLINA Bamberg, Columbia, Dillon, Travelers Rest SOUTH DAKOTA Aberdeen, Chamberlain, Leola, Madison, Mobridge, Oacoma, Sissenton, Tea TENNESSEE Bedford County, Brownsville, Dandridge, Dyer, Estill Springs, Etowah, Fayetteville, Grand Junction, Greenbrier, Halls, Harriman, Henderson, Hohenwalt, Jackson, Jefferson City, Kenton, Kimball, Lewisburg, Lynnville, Manchester, Milan,Morrison, Putnam County, Red Boiling Springs, Ripley, Rogersville, Shelbyville, Somerville, South Fulton, South Pittsburg, Sparta, Springfield, Sumner County, Tullahoma, Wartrace, Watertown, White County, White Pine, Woodbury, TEXAS Desoto, Garland, Killeen, Lake Cherokee UTAH North Salt Lake, Ogden, Smithfield, South Jordan, Springville, Taylorsville WASHINGTON Auburn, Bothell, Buckly, Enunclaw, Everett, Federal Way, Friday Harbor, Inland, Issaquah Highland Subdivision, Kennewick, King County, Moses Lake, Moxee, Neah Bay, Oak Harbor, Pasco, Prosser, Quincy, Richland, Royal City, Seatac, Sunnyside, Tieton, Toppenosh, Vancouver, Wapato , Yakima WEST VIRGINIA Cerdedo, Point Pleasant, Putnam County, South Charleston, Vienna WISCONSIN Arpin, Denmark, Dunn, East Troy Lake, Fox Lake, Eau Claire, Hewitt, Horicon (immediately VETOED by mayor), Juneau, Marinette, Milwaukee, Neillsville, Oconto, Prairie du Chien, Randolph, Sheboygan, South Milwaukee, Sturgeon Bay, Waukesha **This page is maintained and updated to keep the 20+ years of hard work, dedication, and efforts of Jan Cooper accessible to the public. If you have information regarding a city or town that has passed, repealed, or is considering breed specific legislation, please feel free to contact me at jodi@blessthebullys Return to Rott-n-Chatter. rott-n-chatter.webs/
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