pit bull — BSL across the US
Cities with full pit bull bans (640)
Talladega
AL
Sylacauga
AL
Decatur
AL
Florence
AL
Sheffield
AL
Muscle Shoals
AL
Athens
AL
Hartselle
AL
Albertville
AL
Cullman
AL
Jasper
AL
Bessemer
AL
Hueytown
AL
Tarrant
AL
Pell City
AL
Selma
AL
Enterprise
AL
Ozark
AL
Troy
AL
Eufaula
AL
Andalusia
AL
Evergreen
AL
Atmore
AL
Demopolis
AL
Wetumpka
AL
Prattville
AL
Hot Springs
AR
Fort Smith
AR
Texarkana
AR
Russellville
AR
El Dorado
AR
West Memphis
AR
Blytheville
AR
Batesville
AR
Mountain Home
AR
Camden
AR
Magnolia
AR
Paragould
AR
Searcy
AR
Benton
AR
Jonesboro
AR
Conway
AR
Monticello
AR
Warren
AR
Fordyce
AR
Stuttgart
AR
Forrest City
AR
Helena-West Helena
AR
Heber Springs
AR
Morrilton
AR
Clarksville
AR
Harrison
AR
Mountain View
AR
Ozark
AR
Denver
CO
Aurora
CO
Commerce City
CO
Federal Heights
CO
Lone Tree
CO
Miami-Dade County
FL
Morrow
GA
Waycross
GA
Douglas
GA
Tifton
GA
Americus
GA
Cairo
GA
Camilla
GA
Bainbridge
GA
Thomasville
GA
Moultrie
GA
Fitzgerald
GA
Cordele
GA
Vidalia
GA
Jesup
GA
Milledgeville
GA
Statesboro
GA
Gainesville
GA
LaGrange
GA
Carrollton
GA
Caldwell
ID
Blackfoot
ID
American Falls
ID
Burley
ID
Rupert
ID
Jerome
ID
Gooding
ID
Buhl
ID
Paul
ID
Filer
ID
Wendell
ID
Hagerman
ID
Council Bluffs
IA
Waterloo
IA
Mason City
IA
Fort Dodge
IA
Marshalltown
IA
Ottumwa
IA
Burlington
IA
Keokuk
IA
Clinton
IA
Dubuque
IA
Muscatine
IA
Oskaloosa
IA
Centerville
IA
Chariton
IA
Creston
IA
Shenandoah
IA
Red Oak
IA
Atlantic
IA
Carroll
IA
Storm Lake
IA
Spencer
IA
Estherville
IA
Algona
IA
Kansas City
KS
Paola
KS
Hutchinson
KS
Great Bend
KS
Dodge City
KS
Liberal
KS
Garden City
KS
Emporia
KS
Junction City
KS
Leavenworth
KS
Atchison
KS
Coffeyville
KS
Parsons
KS
Independence
KS
Pittsburg
KS
Fort Scott
KS
Chanute
KS
Ottawa
KS
Iola
KS
Garnett
KS
Osawatomie
KS
Burlington
KS
Yates Center
KS
Fredonia
KS
Neodesha
KS
Cherryvale
KS
Caney
KS
Columbus
KS
Baxter Springs
KS
Galena
KS
Girard
KS
Frontenac
KS
Arma
KS
McCune
KS
Herington
KS
Abilene
KS
Salina
KS
Madisonville
KY
Owensboro
KY
Covington
KY
Hopkinsville
KY
Henderson
KY
Elizabethtown
KY
Radcliff
KY
Ashland
KY
Middlesboro
KY
Corbin
KY
Somerset
KY
Pikeville
KY
Hazard
KY
Prestonsburg
KY
Paintsville
KY
Morehead
KY
Mount Sterling
KY
Winchester
KY
Richmond
KY
Harrodsburg
KY
Danville
KY
Glasgow
KY
Bardstown
KY
Shelbyville
KY
Frankfort
KY
Mayfield
KY
Fulton
KY
Murray
KY
Maysville
KY
Flemingsburg
KY
Rayne
LA
Monroe
LA
Alexandria
LA
Bastrop
LA
Ruston
LA
Minden
LA
Natchitoches
LA
Crowley
LA
Houma
LA
Morgan City
LA
Gonzales
LA
Hammond
LA
Franklinton
LA
Covington
LA
Slidell
LA
Gretna
LA
New Iberia
LA
Thibodaux
LA
Plaquemine
LA
Donaldsonville
LA
Patterson
LA
Winnfield
LA
Leesville
LA
DeRidder
LA
Oakdale
LA
Ville Platte
LA
Eunice
LA
Jennings
LA
Welsh
LA
Lake Arthur
LA
Abbeville
LA
Kaplan
LA
Breaux Bridge
LA
St. Martinville
LA
New Roads
LA
Tallulah
LA
Ferriday
LA
Vidalia
LA
Rayville
LA
Winnsboro
LA
Jonesboro
LA
Homer
LA
Arcadia
LA
Haynesville
LA
Springhill
LA
Prince George's County
MD
Hagerstown
MD
Cumberland
MD
Frostburg
MD
Salisbury
MD
Hattiesburg
MS
Gulfport
MS
Biloxi
MS
Meridian
MS
Tupelo
MS
Greenville
MS
Natchez
MS
Vicksburg
MS
Columbus
MS
Laurel
MS
McComb
MS
Brookhaven
MS
Yazoo City
MS
Greenwood
MS
Clarksdale
MS
Pascagoula
MS
Starkville
MS
Corinth
MS
Picayune
MS
Poplarville
MS
Petal
MS
Purvis
MS
Columbia
MS
Waynesboro
MS
Quitman
MS
Booneville
MS
Iuka
MS
New Albany
MS
Water Valley
MS
Indianola
MS
Ruleville
MS
Cleveland
MS
Leland
MS
Moorhead
MS
Belzoni
MS
Lexington
MS
Canton
MS
Durant
MS
Kosciusko
MS
Philadelphia
MS
Forest
MS
Morton
MS
Brandon
MS
Flowood
MS
Independence
MO
Springfield
MO
Grandview
MO
Raytown
MO
Blue Springs
MO
Belton
MO
Raymore
MO
Harrisonville
MO
Lone Jack
MO
Peculiar
MO
Grain Valley
MO
Oak Grove
MO
Odessa
MO
Excelsior Springs
MO
Kearney
MO
Liberty
MO
Joplin
MO
Carthage
MO
Neosho
MO
Webb City
MO
Lamar
MO
Nevada
MO
Butler
MO
Rich Hill
MO
St. Joseph
MO
Sedalia
MO
Warrensburg
MO
Knob Noster
MO
Higginsville
MO
Lexington
MO
Marshall
MO
Moberly
MO
Macon
MO
Mexico
MO
Hannibal
MO
Kirksville
MO
Memphis
MO
Milan
MO
Jefferson City
MO
Boonville
MO
Fulton
MO
Rolla
MO
Salem
MO
Cuba
MO
Sullivan
MO
Washington
MO
Union
MO
Farmington
MO
Park Hills
MO
Flat River
MO
Potosi
MO
West Plains
MO
Willow Springs
MO
Mountain View
MO
Poplar Bluff
MO
Dexter
MO
Kennett
MO
Malden
MO
Sikeston
MO
Cape Girardeau
MO
Jackson
MO
Caruthersville
MO
Portageville
MO
New Madrid
MO
Clinton
MO
Warsaw
MO
Osceola
MO
Bolivar
MO
Humansville
MO
Stockton
MO
El Dorado Springs
MO
Branson
MO
Hollister
MO
Forsyth
MO
Nixa
MO
Ozark
MO
Republic
MO
Willard
MO
Strafford
MO
Monett
MO
Aurora
MO
Mount Vernon
MO
Cassville
MO
Verona
MO
Marionville
MO
Ava
MO
Gainesville
MO
Eminence
MO
Van Buren
MO
Eldon
MO
Versailles
MO
Osage Beach
MO
Lake Ozark
MO
Camdenton
MO
Miles City
MT
Glendive
MT
Sidney
MT
Wolf Point
MT
Glasgow
MT
Malta
MT
Lewistown
MT
Hardin
MT
Forsyth
MT
Roundup
MT
Anaconda
MT
Bellevue
NE
Grand Island
NE
Kearney
NE
Fremont
NE
Hastings
NE
Norfolk
NE
Columbus
NE
North Platte
NE
Scottsbluff
NE
Beatrice
NE
Nebraska City
NE
Ralston
NE
Seward
NE
York
NE
Crete
NE
Wahoo
NE
David City
NE
Schuyler
NE
Madison
NE
Pierce
NE
Wayne
NE
O'Neill
NE
Valentine
NE
Alliance
NE
Chadron
NE
McCook
NE
Holdrege
NE
Broken Bow
NE
Ord
NE
Ainsworth
NE
Plattsmouth
NE
Gretna
NE
Milford
NE
Lovington
NM
Portales
NM
Tucumcari
NM
Raton
NM
Las Vegas
NM
Artesia
NM
Deming
NM
Silver City
NM
Lordsburg
NM
Ruidoso
NM
Carrizozo
NM
Valley City
ND
Wahpeton
ND
Grafton
ND
Cavalier
ND
Rugby
ND
Devils Lake
ND
Bottineau
ND
Rolla
ND
Langdon
ND
Carrington
ND
Harvey
ND
Lisbon
ND
Ellendale
ND
Oakes
ND
Milnor
ND
Garfield Heights
OH
Berea
OH
Lyndhurst
OH
North Royalton
OH
Euclid
OH
Maple Heights
OH
Bedford
OH
Brooklyn
OH
Parma Heights
OH
Middleburg Heights
OH
Seven Hills
OH
Strongsville
OH
Fairview Park
OH
Olmsted Falls
OH
North Olmsted
OH
Avon Lake
OH
Amherst
OH
Oberlin
OH
Wellington
OH
Niles
OH
Girard
OH
Hubbard
OH
Struthers
OH
Campbell
OH
East Liverpool
OH
Salem
OH
Wellsville
OH
Ironton
OH
Gallipolis
OH
Jackson
OH
Wellston
OH
McArthur
OH
Waverly
OH
Washington Court House
OH
Circleville
OH
Logan
OH
Athens
OH
McConnelsville
OH
Caldwell
OH
Woodsfield
OH
Pomeroy
OH
Ripley
OH
Georgetown
OH
Batavia
OH
Hillsboro
OH
Greenfield
OH
Wilmington
OH
Xenia
OH
Urbana
OH
Bellefontaine
OH
Kenton
OH
Van Wert
OH
Celina
OH
Greenville
OH
Sidney
OH
Bryan
OH
Montpelier
OH
Archbold
OH
Wauseon
OH
Napoleon
OH
Putnam
OH
Mitchell
SD
Huron
SD
Madison
SD
Winner
SD
Hot Springs
SD
Lead
SD
Deadwood
SD
Mobridge
SD
Sisseton
SD
Milbank
SD
Redfield
SD
Miller
SD
Chamberlain
SD
Gregory
SD
Dyersburg
TN
Jackson
TN
Cookeville
TN
Morristown
TN
Columbia
TN
Lawrenceburg
TN
Shelbyville
TN
Tullahoma
TN
Humboldt
TN
Milan
TN
Union City
TN
Paris
TN
Dickson
TN
Crossville
TN
Sparta
TN
Livingston
TN
Jamestown
TN
Oneida
TN
Savannah
TN
Selmer
TN
Bolivar
TN
Covington
TN
Ripley
TN
Brownsville
TN
Lexington
TN
McKenzie
TN
Camden
TN
Waverly
TN
Charlotte
TN
Springfield
TN
Gallatin
TN
Lebanon
TN
Carthage
TN
Hartsville
TN
Smithville
TN
McMinnville
TN
Winchester
TN
Fayetteville
TN
Pulaski
TN
Linden
TN
Centerville
TN
Hohenwald
TN
Waynesboro
TN
Clifton
TN
Lobelville
TN
Henderson
TN
Huntingdon
TN
Trenton
TN
Alamo
TN
Maynardville
TN
Tazewell
TN
New Tazewell
TN
Rogersville
TN
Sneedville
TN
Elizabethton
TN
Erwin
TN
Johnson City
TN
Bristol
TN
Yakima
WA
Enumclaw
WA
Wapato
WA
Toppenish
WA
Sunnyside
WA
Grandview
WA
Prosser
WA
Connell
WA
Othello
WA
Quincy
WA
Moses Lake
WA
Ephrata
WA
Soap Lake
WA
Mattawa
WA
Royal City
WA
Warden
WA
George
WA
Omak
WA
Oroville
WA
Okanogan
WA
Tonasket
WA
Colville
WA
Chewelah
WA
Deer Park
WA
Davenport
WA
Ritzville
WA
Wilbur
WA
Republic
WA
Brewster
WA
Chelan
WA
Entiat
WA
Wenatchee
WA
East Wenatchee
WA
Ellensburg
WA
Cle Elum
WA
Roslyn
WA
Beckley
WV
Clarksburg
WV
Weirton
WV
Martinsburg
WV
Fairmont
WV
Bluefield
WV
Logan
WV
Oak Hill
WV
Lewisburg
WV
Princeton
WV
Summersville
WV
Buckhannon
WV
Elkins
WV
Keyser
WV
Romney
WV
Grafton
WV
Philippi
WV
Hinton
WV
Madison
WV
Man
WV
Welch
WV
Williamson
WV
Evanston
WY
Riverton
WY
Torrington
WY
Rawlins
WY
Worland
WY
Powell
WY
Thermopolis
WY
Douglas
WY
Wheatland
WY
Lander
WY
Cities that restrict pit bulls (125)
Anniston
AL
Gadsden
AL
Phenix City
AL
Dothan
AL
Pine Bluff
AR
Oakwood
GA
Albany
GA
Valdosta
GA
Macon
GA
Rome
GA
Dalton
GA
Sioux City
IA
Paducah
KY
Bogalusa
LA
Opelousas
LA
Jackson
MS
Great Falls
MT
Butte
MT
Havre
MT
Omaha
NE
Roswell
NM
Hobbs
NM
Carlsbad
NM
Clovis
NM
Minot
ND
Dickinson
ND
Jamestown
ND
Cincinnati
OH
Toledo
OH
Youngstown
OH
Akron
OH
Dayton
OH
Canton
OH
Springfield
OH
Lima
OH
Mansfield
OH
Hamilton
OH
Middletown
OH
Lorain
OH
Elyria
OH
Warren
OH
Massillon
OH
Cuyahoga Falls
OH
Barberton
OH
Steubenville
OH
Portsmouth
OH
Zanesville
OH
Lancaster
OH
Findlay
OH
Sandusky
OH
Chillicothe
OH
Newark
OH
Piqua
OH
Troy
OH
Parma
OH
Kent
OH
Alliance
OH
New Philadelphia
OH
Wooster
OH
Tiffin
OH
Defiance
OH
Fremont
OH
Aberdeen
SD
Watertown
SD
Pierre
SD
Yankton
SD
Kingsport
TN
Lubbock
TX
Garland
TX
Waco
TX
San Angelo
TX
Abilene
TX
Amarillo
TX
Tyler
TX
Odessa
TX
Midland
TX
Beaumont
TX
Killeen
TX
Wichita Falls
TX
Longview
TX
Nacogdoches
TX
Lufkin
TX
Texarkana
TX
Marshall
TX
Corsicana
TX
Palestine
TX
Sulphur Springs
TX
Greenville
TX
Sherman
TX
Denison
TX
Stephenville
TX
Mineral Wells
TX
Weatherford
TX
Cleburne
TX
Waxahachie
TX
Ennis
TX
Seguin
TX
Victoria
TX
Bay City
TX
Yoakum
TX
Cuero
TX
Gainesville
TX
Plainview
TX
Lamesa
TX
Levelland
TX
Snyder
TX
Sweetwater
TX
Colorado City
TX
Pecos
TX
Alpine
TX
Del Rio
TX
Eagle Pass
TX
Uvalde
TX
Kerrville
TX
Fredericksburg
TX
Conroe
TX
Huntsville
TX
Charleston
WV
Huntington
WV
Parkersburg
WV
Wheeling
WV
Gillette
WY
Rock Springs
WY
Sheridan
WY
Green River
WY
Frequently asked questions
Is the pit bull banned in the US?
Pit bull is banned in 640 US cities and restricted in 125 more. There is no federal ban — BSL is enacted at the city and county level.
How do I prove my dog is not a pit bull?
BSL ordinances typically identify breeds by appearance, which is unreliable. A dog DNA test (such as Embark or Wisdom Panel) can provide genetic breed identification that may be used to contest a visual breed determination.
What states ban pit bulls?
No US state has a statewide pit bull ban. BSL is enacted at the city and county level. Some states preempt BSL entirely, prohibiting cities from passing breed-specific ordinances.
Can I own a pit bull if I move to a city with a ban?
No — city breed bans apply to all residents within city limits. Grandfathering provisions exist in some cities for dogs owned before the ordinance was enacted, but requirements are strict.
Is your pit bull visually misidentified?
BSL uses appearance to determine breed. A DNA test proves what your dog actually is.