Bossier City, LA Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Section 14-61 defines a dangerous dog by conduct, not breed: any dog that, unprovoked, bites or injures a human or domestic animal on public property or unfenced private property normally open to the public, chases or approaches someone on a street or sidewalk in a menacing or apparent attack posture, or bites someone lawfully on the owner's premises such as a mail carrier, meter reader, or delivery person. Nothing in the definition names a breed, so classification turns entirely on what the individual dog does.

Under section 14-64(b), the Animal Control Division investigates reported incidents, and if the supervisor finds the dog meets the dangerous-dog definition, the ACD classifies it and mails the owner written notification, logging the dog in a dangerous-dog database. The owner has ten days from notification to appeal that classification to the city council, and only a majority vote of the full council can revoke it; without a timely appeal, the classification and its restrictions, a visible warning collar, secure enclosure, muzzle and leash when off the property, and a mandatory microchip, take effect and stay in force.

Section 14-64(c) sets a harsher "vicious dog" tier for a dog that has caused severe injury or death to a person, or that was previously classified dangerous and reoffends. A vicious-dog classification means impoundment at the ACD, and the dog is euthanized after ten days unless the owner initiates an appeal within that window.