No statewide preemption — BSL allowed

Ohio — Breed-Specific Legislation

Removed statewide pit bull designation in 2012. Cities may enact their own ordinances.

Cities with BSL (96)

Cincinnati

Toledo

Youngstown

Akron

Dayton

Canton

Springfield

Lima

Mansfield

Hamilton

Middletown

Lorain

Elyria

Warren

Massillon

Cuyahoga Falls

Barberton

Steubenville

Portsmouth

Zanesville

Lancaster

Findlay

Sandusky

Chillicothe

Newark

Piqua

Troy

Parma

Kent

Alliance

New Philadelphia

Wooster

Tiffin

Defiance

Fremont

Garfield Heights

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Berea

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Lyndhurst

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

North Royalton

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Euclid

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Maple Heights

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Bedford

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Brooklyn

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Parma Heights

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Middleburg Heights

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Seven Hills

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Strongsville

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Fairview Park

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Olmsted Falls

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

North Olmsted

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Avon Lake

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Amherst

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Oberlin

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Wellington

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Niles

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Girard

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Hubbard

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Struthers

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Campbell

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

East Liverpool

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Salem

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Wellsville

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Ironton

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Gallipolis

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Jackson

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Wellston

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

McArthur

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Waverly

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Washington Court House

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Circleville

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Logan

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Athens

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

McConnelsville

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Caldwell

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Woodsfield

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Pomeroy

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Ripley

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Georgetown

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Batavia

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Hillsboro

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Greenfield

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Wilmington

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Xenia

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Urbana

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Bellefontaine

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Kenton

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Van Wert

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Celina

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Greenville

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Sidney

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Bryan

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Montpelier

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Archbold

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Wauseon

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Napoleon

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Putnam

pit bull, american pit bull terrier +more

Cities with no BSL (2)

Columbus Cleveland