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breed Specific Legislation for Missouri
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List of Breed Specific Legislation in Missouri
| City |
Ordinance |
Breeds |
Type of Ordinance |
Last Checked |
Notes |
Bellefontaine Neighbors |
Section: 4-22 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Berkeley |
Section: 205.450 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Bethany |
Section: 210.110 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Bloomfield |
Section: 205.170 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Bonne Terre |
Section: 205.010 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Branson West |
Section: 205.140 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| California |
Section: 205.035 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Camdenton |
Section: 210.160 |
Pit Bulls |
Special Requirements |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Carl Junction |
Section: 205.250 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Carthage |
Section: 4-5.1 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Caruthersville |
Section: 210.021 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Center |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Chaffee |
Section: 205.010 |
Multiple Brreds |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Charlack |
Section: 205.400 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Charleston |
Section: 210.150 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Chillicothe |
Section 205.180 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Clinton |
Section: 5-42 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Concordia |
Section: 205.065 |
Pit bulls and Rottweilers |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Cool Valley |
Section: 205.230 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Dellwood |
2017 ordinance |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Dexter |
Section: 205.080 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Edina |
Ordinance 668 |
Pit Bulls and Rottweilers |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Eureka |
Section: 4-1 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Excelsior Springs |
Section: 210.440 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Fayette |
Section: 205.160 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Fenton |
Section: 210.070 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Ferguson |
Section: 6-21 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Florissant |
Section: 205:395 |
Mandatory sterilization: pit bulls |
Mandatory sterilization |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Fredericktown |
Section 205.080 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Gerald |
Section: 205.080 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Gladstone |
Section: 2.105.010 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Hayti |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Hazelwood |
Section: 210.130 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Independence |
Section: 3.03.006 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
6/6/2023 |
Repealed |
| Jennings |
Section: 6-51 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Kanoka |
Online petition |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Kansas City |
Section: 14-60 |
Mandatory sterilization: pit bulls |
Mandatory sterilization |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Kearney |
Section: 205.195 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
|
Repealed |
| Kirksville |
Section: 5-20 |
Pit Bulls |
Special Requirements |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Lathrop |
Section 205.170 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Licking |
Section: 10-33 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Marshfield |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Special Requirements |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Memphis |
Section: 210.010 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Merriam Woods |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Special Requirements |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Moline Acres |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “vicious” |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Monroe City |
Section: 14-20 |
Pit Bulls, Doberman Pinschers and Rottweilers |
Declared “dangerous” |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Montgomery City |
Section 8-14 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Mound City |
Section: 205.180 |
Multiple Brreds |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| New Florence |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| New London |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| New Madrid |
Section: 8-139 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Normandy |
Section: 205.120 |
Pit Bulls and Rottweilers |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Northwoods |
Section: 205.070 |
Pit Bulls and Rottweilers |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Oronogo |
Section: 205.285 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Orrick |
Ordinance 2177 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Pagedale |
Section: 205.120 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Palmyra |
Section: 205.050 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Pilot Grove |
Unconfirmed |
Multiple Brreds |
None |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Pine Lawn |
Section: 210.275 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Platte City |
Section: 205.280 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Plattsburg |
Section: 205.090 |
Multiple Brreds |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Pleasant Valley |
Section: 205.450 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Poplar Bluff |
Section: 205.460 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Rock Port |
Section: 210.078 |
Pit bulls, rottweilers and doberman pinschers |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Salem |
Section: 205.020 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Sarcoxie |
Section: 73.130 |
None |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Savannah |
Section: 205.280 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
|
Ban Removed. Now labeled as “dangerous” Repealed |
| Seymour |
Section: 205.040 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Shrewsbury |
Section: 230.220 |
None |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Sikeston |
Section: 205.450 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Sparta |
Section: 205.010, 205.040 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Springfield |
Section: 18-95 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| St. James |
Section: 4-35 |
Pit Bulls |
Special Requirements |
2/24/2023 |
|
| St. Joseph |
Section: 5-148 |
Pit Bulls and Rottweilers |
Impounded required to be sterilized and microchipped before release |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Sugar Creek |
Section: 6-46 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Sullivan |
Section: 205.170 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “dangerous” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Trenton |
Section: 210.215 |
Pit Bulls |
None |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Troy |
Section: 205.065 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| University City |
Section: 210.280 |
Pit Bulls |
Special Requirements |
|
Repealed: Source |
| Velda City |
Section: 205.185 |
Pit Bulls and Rottweilers |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Verona |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Village of Airport Drive |
Section: 205.010 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Village of Country Club |
Section: 205.040 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Vinita Park |
Section: 205.215 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Warsaw |
Section: 205.037 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Weatherby Lake |
Section: 205.100 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Webb City |
News article |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
|
Could Not Verify |
| Winchester |
Section: 205.010 |
Pit Bulls |
Declared “vicious” |
2/24/2023 |
|
| Woodson Terrace |
Section: 205.200 |
Pit Bulls |
Ban |
2/24/2023 |
|
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