Greenville County has no breed-specific ban. Its dangerous-dog law is behavior-based: a dog becomes "dangerous or vicious" by its actions (attacking or a known propensity to attack), not by breed, and must then be kept in a proper enclosure and licensed.
County Code § 4-11 defines a "dangerous or vicious animal" by conduct — one "with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked," that "attacks a human being or other domestic animal without provocation," or that "is trained or used to fight." No breed (pit bull, Rottweiler, etc.) is named or banned. After a serious attack, a magistrate decides dangerousness under § 4-16; a dog ruled dangerous must be licensed, secured in a "proper enclosure," and covered by at least $50,000 liability insurance or bond (§ 4-16(d)). Owners cannot keep a dangerous animal except in that enclosure and registered with Animal Control (§ 4-18(2)).
Keeping a dangerous animal without a proper enclosure and registration is a misdemeanor (§ 4-23); a court may order the animal destroyed if it remains a continuing threat.
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