West Virginia

breed Specific Legislation for West Virginia

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City	Ordinance	Ban/Dangerous or Vicious
Barboursville	Section: 505.09	Pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids declared "vicious"
~~Bluefield~~	~~Section: 4-51~~	~~Bans: pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids~~ Repealed Source
Ceredo	News article	Bans: pit bulls
Dunbar	Section: 507.10	Pit bulls declared "vicious"
Fayetteville	Section: 505.10	Pit bulls declared "vicious"
Huntington	Section: 507.01	Pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids declared "dangerous"
Montgomery	Section: 4-16	Restricts: pit bulls
Wheeling	Section: 508.02	Pit bulls, American bulldogs and canary dogs declared "vicious"

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