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BSL laws by state
17 states prohibit cities from passing breed-specific ordinances.23 states allow cities to enact BSL — and hundreds have.
States that prohibit BSL (17)
California
PreemptedCA Health & Safety Code § 31683 (2023)
Illinois
Preempted510 ILCS 5/24
Texas
PreemptedTX Health & Safety Code § 822.047 (amended 2023)
Arizona
PreemptedARS § 11-1005
Oregon
PreemptedORS § 609.205
Nevada
PreemptedNRS § 202.500
Colorado
PreemptedCRS § 18-9-204.5 (2024)
Pennsylvania
Preempted3 PS § 459-507-A
Virginia
PreemptedVA Code § 3.2-6543
Michigan
PreemptedMCL § 287.334
Minnesota
PreemptedMN Stat § 347.51
Utah
PreemptedUtah Code § 18-2-101
Oklahoma
PreemptedOS Title 4 § 46
South Carolina
PreemptedSC Code § 47-3-560
Florida
PreemptedFL Stat § 767.14 (partial)
Indiana
PreemptedIC § 15-20-1-3
Wisconsin
PreemptedWI Stat § 174.10
States that allow BSL (23)
Ohio
96 citiesRemoved statewide pit bull designation in 2012. Cities may enact their own ordinances.
Missouri
94 citiesNo statewide preemption. Missouri has more BSL cities than any other state.
Tennessee
59 citiesNo statewide preemption. Extensive BSL across rural and small cities.
Louisiana
47 citiesNo statewide preemption. Louisiana has extensive BSL especially in smaller cities.
Mississippi
45 citiesNo statewide preemption. Extensive BSL especially in the Delta region.
Kansas
37 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Washington
36 citiesNo statewide preemption. Many rural and eastern WA cities have BSL.
Nebraska
34 citiesNo statewide preemption. Omaha has one of the most detailed restricted breed ordinances in the country.
Kentucky
31 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Alabama
30 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Arkansas
29 citiesNo statewide preemption.
West Virginia
26 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Georgia
25 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Iowa
24 citiesNo statewide preemption.
North Dakota
18 citiesNo statewide preemption. Fargo repealed its ban.
South Dakota
18 citiesNo statewide preemption.
New Mexico
15 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Montana
14 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Wyoming
14 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Idaho
12 citiesNo statewide preemption.
Maryland
5 citiesNo statewide preemption. Prince George's County has the largest jurisdictional pit bull ban in the US.
New York
No statewide preemption. NYC has no BSL but upstate cities may.
North Carolina
No statewide preemption.