Clackamas County has no breed-specific ban. Dogs are regulated by behavior, not breed: any dog that menaces, bites, injures or kills can be classified a 'dangerous dog.' Oregon law generally leaves dog control to counties and cities, none of which ban specific breeds here.
Nothing in Clackamas County Code Title 5 restricts dogs by breed. Instead, CCC 5.01.020(A)(6) defines a 'dangerous dog' as any dog that menaces, bites, injures or kills a person, domestic animal or livestock, and a Hearings Officer classifies dangerous dogs case-by-case under CCC 5.01.050(C) regardless of breed. Wolf-hybrids are treated as dogs unless a licensed veterinarian verifies otherwise. Oregon's statewide dangerous-dog scheme (ORS 609.093-609.098) is likewise conduct-based. Individual cities within the county set their own dog ordinances but none impose breed-specific legislation. So there is no pit-bull or other breed ban in unincorporated Clackamas County.
There is no breed ban to violate. A dog of any breed that behaves dangerously can be classified as a dangerous dog and subjected to secure-enclosure, muzzle, leash, microchip and insurance requirements, up to court-ordered euthanasia under ORS 609.093.
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Backyard composting of yard debris and food scraps is allowed and encouraged in Clackamas County; no permit is needed for a home compost pile. Commercial-sca...
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Clackamas County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf in residential yards. Standard land-use rules on lot coverage, drainage,...
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is legal in Oregon and does not need a water right. Clackamas County adds no ban. Collecting rain from an artificial impervious ...
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Clackamas County government sets no countywide outdoor-watering ban. Watering rules come from your local water provider (such as Clackamas River Water or Sun...
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Oregon law (ORS 569) declares noxious weeds a public nuisance to be controlled on all lands. Clackamas County runs the WeedWise program (since 2009) through ...
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