Michigan bans no breed and does not preempt local breed rules, and Saginaw County is one place that acted: the City of Saginaw's dangerous-dog ordinance names specific breeds. The state's own Dangerous Animal Act, by contrast, is behavior-based.
Michigan has no statewide breed ban, and because the state does not preempt local breed-specific legislation, communities may adopt their own. The City of Saginaw did: its dangerous-dog ordinance defines certain breeds, including pit bull types, as dangerous dogs and requires their owners to carry a special license, post warning signage, and meet strict confinement and leashing rules. Outside the city, the townships generally rely on the state Dangerous Animal Act, MCL 287.321 to 287.323, which turns on an individual dog's conduct, such as an unprovoked attack, rather than its breed. Landlords and insurers may also restrict breeds by private contract.
In the City of Saginaw, keeping a covered breed without meeting the special license, signage, and containment requirements is an ordinance violation. Statewide, a dog declared dangerous faces confinement, muzzling, or in severe cases destruction.
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