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Restricted Dog Breeds by State 2023
Notes:
- Even in states marked as having legislation that prohibits breed-specific restrictions (BSRs) on a broad basis, certain specific restrictions are currently permitted.
- Even in states marked as having legislation that prohibits breed-specific restrictions (BSRs) on a broad basis, certain specific restrictions are currently permitted.
State | BSRs Exist | Banning BSRs Exists | Pit Bulls Restricted | Rottweilers Restricted | Additional Restricted Breeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | yes | none | |||
| Arkansas | yes | American Bulldog | |||
| California | yes | none | |||
| Colorado | yes | none | |||
| Delaware | yes | ||||
| Florida | yes | none | |||
| Georgia | yes | none | |||
| Idaho | yes | none | |||
| Illinois | yes | none | |||
| Indiana | yes | Akita, chow chow, doberman pinscher, bull terrier, presa canario, and wolf/dog hybrids | |||
| Iowa | yes | none | |||
| Kansas | yes | Tundra shepherd, doberman Pincher, chow chow, presa canario, dogo argentinos | |||
| Kentucky | yes | Wolf/dog hybrids, chow chow, doberman pinscher, bullmastiffs | |||
| Louisiana | yes | Akita, Alaskan malamute, chow chow, doberman pinscher, German shepard, presa canario, Siberian huskie, Staffordshire bull terrier, wolf/dog hybrids | |||
| Maryland | yes | none | |||
| Michigan | yes | Akita, Alaskan malamute, boxer, bullmastiff, chow chow, dalmatian, doberman pinscher, English bull terrier, German shepherd, great dane, presa canario, Rhodesian ridgeback, Siberian husky, wolf/dog hybrids | |||
| Mississippi | yes | none | |||
| Missouri | yes | Doberman pinschers | |||
| Montana | yes | Doberman pinschers and wolf/dog hybrids | |||
| Nebraska | yes | Doberman pinscher, chow, dogo argentino, presa canario, cane corso, American bulldog, wolf hyrid, American bandogge mastiffs (bandogs), Neopolitan mastiffs | |||
| New Mexico | yes | German shepherds | |||
| North Carolina | yes | Chows | |||
| North Dakota | yes | Doberman pinscher, chow chow, and canary dog | |||
| Ohio | yes | none | |||
| Oregon | yes | American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, American bulldog (Old Country bulldog), Dogo Argentino, Canary dog (Canary Island dog, Presa Canario, Perro de Presa Canario), Presa Mallorquin (Perro de Presa Mallorquin, Ca de Bou), Tosa (Tosa inu, Tosa fighting dog, Japanese fighting dog, Japanese mastiff), Cane Corso (Cane di Macellaio, Sicilian branchiero), Fila Brasileiro (Brazilian mastiff) | |||
| South Carolina | yes | Doberman pinscher | |||
| Tennessee | yes | Doberman pinscher, German shepherd, akita, chow chow, wolf/dog hybrids | |||
| Vermont | yes | Wolf/dog hybrids | |||
| Washington | yes | Akita, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Kuvasz, Presa Canario, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tosa Inu, American bulldog, all mastiffs | |||
| West Virginia | yes | Wolf/dog hybrids, American bulldog, canary dogs | |||
| Wisconsin | yes | Presa canario, Rhodesian ridgeback, mastiffs (all types), tosa inu, dogo argentino, fila brasileiros, wolf/dog hybrids, doberman pinscher | |||
| Wyoming | yes | none | |||
| Alaska | no | none | |||
| Arizona | no | none | |||
| Connecticut | no | none | |||
| Hawaii | no | none | |||
| Maine | no | none | |||
| Massachusetts | no | none | |||
| Minnesota | no | none | |||
| Nevada | no | none | |||
| New Hampshire | no | none | |||
| New Jersey | no | none | |||
| New York | no | none | |||
| Oklahoma | no | none | |||
| Pennsylvania | no | none | |||
| Rhode Island | no | none | |||
| South Dakota | no | none | |||
| Texas | no | none | |||
| Utah | no | none | |||
| Virginia | no | none |
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