rottweiler — BSL across the US
Cities with full rottweiler bans (423)
Sheffield
AL
Muscle Shoals
AL
Cullman
AL
Bessemer
AL
Selma
AL
Troy
AL
Eufaula
AL
Demopolis
AL
Blytheville
AR
Paragould
AR
Stuttgart
AR
Forrest City
AR
Helena-West Helena
AR
Americus
GA
Bainbridge
GA
Thomasville
GA
Cordele
GA
Gainesville
GA
Jerome
ID
Fort Dodge
IA
Ottumwa
IA
Keokuk
IA
Muscatine
IA
Carroll
IA
Kansas City
KS
Hutchinson
KS
Great Bend
KS
Dodge City
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
Columbus
KS
Baxter Springs
KS
Galena
KS
Girard
KS
Frontenac
KS
Arma
KS
McCune
KS
Herington
KS
Abilene
KS
Salina
KS
Owensboro
KY
Covington
KY
Hopkinsville
KY
Henderson
KY
Elizabethtown
KY
Ashland
KY
Middlesboro
KY
Corbin
KY
Somerset
KY
Mount Sterling
KY
Winchester
KY
Richmond
KY
Danville
KY
Glasgow
KY
Shelbyville
KY
Frankfort
KY
Mayfield
KY
Murray
KY
Maysville
KY
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
Winnfield
LA
Leesville
LA
DeRidder
LA
Ville Platte
LA
Eunice
LA
Jennings
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
Hagerstown
MD
Cumberland
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
Petal
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
Joplin
MO
Carthage
MO
Webb City
MO
St. Joseph
MO
Sedalia
MO
Warrensburg
MO
Marshall
MO
Moberly
MO
Macon
MO
Mexico
MO
Hannibal
MO
Kirksville
MO
Jefferson City
MO
Boonville
MO
Fulton
MO
Rolla
MO
Salem
MO
Sullivan
MO
Washington
MO
Union
MO
Farmington
MO
Park Hills
MO
Flat River
MO
Potosi
MO
West Plains
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
Bolivar
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
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
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 rottweilers (33)
Anniston
AL
Gadsden
AL
Phenix City
AL
Dothan
AL
Pine Bluff
AR
Oakwood
GA
Albany
GA
Valdosta
GA
Rome
GA
Bogalusa
LA
Opelousas
LA
Jackson
MS
Great Falls
MT
Butte
MT
Havre
MT
Clovis
NM
Minot
ND
Dickinson
ND
Jamestown
ND
Youngstown
OH
Aberdeen
SD
Watertown
SD
Pierre
SD
Yankton
SD
Kingsport
TN
Charleston
WV
Huntington
WV
Parkersburg
WV
Wheeling
WV
Gillette
WY
Rock Springs
WY
Sheridan
WY
Green River
WY
Frequently asked questions
Is the rottweiler banned in the US?
Rottweiler is banned in 423 US cities and restricted in 33 more. There is no federal ban — BSL is enacted at the city and county level.
How do I prove my dog is not a rottweiler?
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 rottweilers?
No US state has a statewide rottweiler 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 rottweiler 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 rottweiler visually misidentified?
BSL uses appearance to determine breed. A DNA test proves what your dog actually is.