Richland County does not ban specific dog breeds such as pit bulls. South Carolina regulates dogs by behavior through its dangerous-animal statute (SC Code 47-3-710), not by breed. Any dog that attacks unprovoked can be declared dangerous regardless of breed.
Neither Richland County's Animal Ordinance (Chapter 5) nor South Carolina state law imposes breed-specific legislation. Instead, South Carolina Code Section 47-3-710 defines a 'dangerous animal' by conduct: an animal of the canine or feline family known to attack unprovoked, cause injury, or otherwise endanger people or domestic animals. That behavior-based standard applies uniformly to all breeds. Individual homeowners' associations or landlords may impose private breed restrictions, and insurers may too, but those are private contracts, not county law. If your dog is declared dangerous, confinement, insurance, and registration duties under state law attach regardless of breed.
There is no breed ban to violate. Dogs are regulated by behavior; a dog declared dangerous under SC Code 47-3 triggers confinement, $50,000 insurance/bond, and registration requirements.
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