Breed-specific dog bans are prohibited in Florida, so Bay County cannot outlaw any breed. Section 767.14 lets local governments regulate dangerous dogs but bars any rule specific to breed, weight, or size. A 2023 amendment ended the last grandfathered ban.
Florida is home-rule for animal control, but the state expressly preempts breed-specific legislation. Section 767.14 lets Bay County place further restrictions on owners of dogs that have bitten or attacked, provided no regulation is specific to breed, weight, or size. A 2023 amendment removed the earlier exception that had let Miami-Dade's pit bull ban survive, so no Florida jurisdiction may ban a breed today. Regulation is behavior-based under the Dangerous Dog Act, Chapter 767: a dog is declared dangerous only after specific conduct such as an unprovoked attack, and its owner then faces secure confinement, muzzling, registration, and liability requirements. Private landlords, HOAs, and insurers may still restrict breeds by contract.
A breed-specific local ordinance is preempted and unenforceable under Section 767.14. A dog is restricted only through an individual dangerous-dog classification based on its own conduct, which carries confinement, muzzling, and registration duties.
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