| City | Ordinance | Ban/Dangerous or Vicious |
|---|---|---|
| Ban has been repealed. Updated: 12/2021 | ||
| Auburn | Section: 90.55 | Pit bulls declared “vicious” |
| Augusta | Section: 90.22 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Butler | Ordinance 841 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| Covington | Section: 90.09 | Pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids declared “vicious” |
| Cresent Springs | Section: 90.30 | Pit bulls declared “vicious” |
| Erlanger | Section: 91.02 | wolf-dog hybrids declared “vicious” |
| Elsmere | Section: 90.10 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Falmouth | Ordinance 841 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| Flatwoods | Section: 3-30 | Pit bulls, rottweilers, chow chows, doberman pinschers and wolf-dog hybrids declared “potentially vicious” |
| Flemingsburg | Section: 90.01 | Pit bulls declared “vicious” |
| Fort Thomas | Section: 91.37 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Franklin | Ordinance 840.2-10 | Pit bulls, rottweilers and wolf-dog hybrids declared “vicious” |
| Fulton | Section: 8-5 | Pit bulls and rottweilers declared “vicious” |
| Horse Cave | Ordinance 2008-01 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Lewis County | News article | Pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids declared “vicious” |
| Livingston County | Ordinance 2013 | Restricts: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Ludlow | Section: 95.10 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Mayfield | Section: 3-5.1 | Pit bulls and rottweilers declared “vicious” |
| Morehead | Section: 90.01 | Pit bulls declared “vicious” |
| Newport | Section: 96.40 | Pit bulls declared “vicious” |
| Paris | Section: 51.1 | Pit bulls “unreasonably dangerous,” multiple restrictions |
| Pendleton County | Ordinance 841 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| Silver Grove | Section: 90.30 | Pit bulls declared “dangerous” |
| Southgate | Section: 91.11 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Union County | Ordinance# 06-01 | Pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids declared “vicious” |
| Vanceburg | News article | Pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids declared “vicious” |
| Walton | Chapter: 90.21 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Williamstown | Section: 90.21 | Bans: pit bulls, rottweilers, and bullmastiffs |
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