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Jul 3, 2009

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This table shows places where Pit Bulls have been banned or where bans were proposed. Sourse is wikipedia.

Global

Place	Status	Type	Date banned	Details
Ontario, Canada	Active	Province	August 29, 2005	Pit Bulls are not allowed to be imported into or brought through Ontario. Severe fines are in place for bringing new Pit Bulls into Ontario. Pit Bulls owned prior to August 29, 2005 are grandfathered in. This includes any Pit Bull born within 90 days of August 29, 2005. Anyone who does not own a Pit Bull past August 29, 2005 are allowed to obtain no more than one grandfathered Pit Bull (by gift). All grandfathered Pit Bulls of over 36 weeks of age are required to be sterilized immediately. Grandfathered Pit Bulls must be muzzled and leashed on a leash of less than 1.8 metres while in public. Compliance of said terms were to be completed within 60 days of August 29, 2005. Sale of non-grandfathered Pit Bulls to residents of Ontario is illegal.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Active	City	1990	Pit Bulls are not allowed to be in Winnipeg by law.
Australia	Active	Country	March 10, 2006	Legislation and implementation dates varies across the different states, but here is the start of a list of the legislation in the various states: New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania.
France	Active	Country	April 30, 1999	Ownership restricted; non-pure-breed animals resembling pit-bulls are to be surgically neutered
Norway	Active	Country	1991
Iceland	Active	Country	1995
Singapore	Active
United Kingdom	Active	Country	August 12, 1991	Specific breeds and similar cross-breeds banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
Denmark	Active	Country		Banned alongside the Tosa in 1991 along with any non-pure-bred dog where either of the races are among the parent or grandparent animals. However in practice owners can freely walk their dogs anywhere in Denmark, even in train or metros.
New Zealand	Active	Country		Must be microchipped, muzzled in public, and cannot be publicly advertised for sale
The Netherlands	Cancelled	Country	1993	On June 9, 2008 Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Gerda Verburg announced the ban on Pitbulls will be canceled before the end of the year. The reason for this was that there was no reduction of biting incidents with dogs since Pit Bulls were banned. The ban was installed in 1993 after three biting incidents where three children were killed. New rules will no longer select on breed or Molosser looks but require a behavior test for any large dog that shows signs of aggression
Serbia	Active	Most of the Country	200?	Pitbulls are banned and all other breeds must be muzzled and leashed in public and the owners must pay an annual fee for any injuries caused by these dogs.
Italy	Active	All Country	200?	Pitbulls and other breeds such as Rottweilers must be muzzled and leashed in public and the owners must pay an annual fee for any injuries caused by these dogs.

United States

Place	Status	Region	Date	Details
Pawtucket, RI	Active	City	May 18, 2008	Pit bulls are banned in Pawtucket, RI http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/29550/27/
Sioux City, IA	Active	City	September 15, 2008	Pit bulls ban ordinance passed on September 15, 2008 http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/09/16/news/local/79377d0e6eca4c9f862574c600111a35.txt
Livingston County, Michigan	Active	County	May 20, 2008	All "bully breeds" (American Staffordshire Terriers, Bull Terriers, Pit Bulls, and American Bull Dogs)
Delta, Utah	Active	City
Independence, Missouri	Active	City	2006
Overland Park, Kansas	Active	City
Springville, Utah	Active	City
Miami-Dade County, Florida	Overturned in court ruling	County	1989	Section 5 Code 17: "It is illegal in Miami-Dade County to own any dog which substantially conforms to a Pit Bull breed dog, unless it was specially registered with Miami-Dade County prior to 1989. Acquisition or keeping of a Pit Bull dog: $500.00 fine and County Court action to force the removal of the animal from Miami-Dade County."
Council Bluffs, Iowa	Active	City	2004
Royal City, Washington	Active	City	January 12, 2007
Denver, Colorado	Active	City	9 May 2005	First banned in 1980s, but later revoked
Prince George's County, Maryland	Active	County	1996

Springfield, Missouri	Active	City	April 13, 2006
Oklahoma	Proposed	State	June 21, 2005
Shelbyville, Tennessee	Proposed	City	November 18, 2006

Aurora, Colorado	Proposed	City	September 27, 2005
Youngstown, Ohio	Active	City	January 10, 1999	due to the illegal dog fighting / see for OHIO http://www.pittiesplace.com/BSLinOhio.htm
Richland, Washington	Proposed	City	December 21, 2006
Tupelo, Mississippi	Proposed	City	September 28, 2006
Parker, Colorado	Proposed	City	January 17, 2006
Chicago, Illinois	Proposed	City	November 17, 2005
Enumclaw, Washington	Active	City
Garfield Heights, Ohio	Active	City	October 24, 2007	60 days in jail and or $1,000 fine if owner does not comply with city law.
Sparta, Tennessee	Active	City
Melvindale, Michigan	Active	City	April 4, 1990	$100.00 fine or 30 days in jail.
Union County, Kentucky	Active	County	January 1, 2008	It is illegal to breed "pit bulls" and anyone who owns a "pit bull" inside county lines must register it as a vicious animal with the county clerks office. Owners must also have them fixed. And if owners keep pets outdoors they have to be kept in a Kennel with a concrete floor and on a chain.
Wheeling, West Virginia	Active	City	Jan. 17, 2006	Pit Bull Owners must register their dog. Must have liability insurance to own a Pit Bull. Must also have a 6 foot high fence to allow dog in yard without leash. When walking your dog you must have a muzzle on it as well as a leash no longer than 6 feet.
Kearney, Missouri	Active	City
Eureka, Kansas	Active	City
State of Hawaii	Dead	State

Legal issues in the United States

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a study concerning deaths from canine attacks in 2000. According to the report, "studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through 1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996."

Despite this, the CDC supports the position that irresponsible owners, not breed, are the chief cause of dog bites. They have done studies that indicate that the most "dangerous breed" of dog changes with popularity and reputation. Furthermore, "pit bull-type" dogs encompasses several registered breeds and crossbreeds. Therefore, statistics that claim "Pit bulls" are responsible for some percentage of attacks are lumping many separate breeds together, rather than comparing that to other dogs that are counted as individual breeds.

A followup to the study published in 2000 by Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association suggested that "generic non–breed-specific, dangerous dog laws can be enacted that place primary responsibility for a dog’s behavior on the owner, regardless of the dog’s breed. In particular, targeting chronically irresponsible dog owners may be effective."

ADK

Jul 3, 2009

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It's ridiculous because bull dogs are not that aggressive unless they are trained as a guard dog or trained to attack other people.

ADK

Animals

Jul 3, 2009

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Not bull dogs. Pit bulls. Not sure if thats what you meant. But in either case yeah thats very true. The dogs are being punished for the stupid owner. The owner gets a slap on the hand while the dog gets put down for following orders. Its such bull sh*t.

Woollensock2

Oct 16, 2022

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Woolly feels that a complete bane on all dogs, would be awesome ! ✌️😹

ActivatePlan357

Oct 16, 2022

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#5

Ban not bane

Woollensock2

Oct 16, 2022

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Typo fault ! ✌️🤪

explodingmacaroni

Apr 28, 2023

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90% of dog attacks and 90% of dog fatalities are from pit-bulls. U fortunately pit-bulls were bred for fighting and are mentally aggressive. While some pit bulls are nice dogs most are dangerous, its just the stats