Dunedin cannot enforce breed-specific dog ordinances. Florida Statute 767.14, amended in 2023, preempts all local governments from adopting or enforcing rules that single out a particular breed, weight, or size of dog.
Effective October 1, 2023, Florida Statute 767.14 was amended by SB 942 to prohibit any county, municipality, or public housing authority from adopting or enforcing any regulation, policy, or ordinance specific to a particular dog breed, weight, or size. This eliminated the longstanding grandfather clause that had allowed Miami-Dade's pit bull ban. Dunedin therefore has no breed-specific restrictions and cannot lawfully enact any. The city and Pinellas County still address aggressive and dangerous dogs through behavior-based dangerous-dog procedures under Chapter 767, which require classification, registration, secure enclosures, insurance, and warning signs after a documented bite or unprovoked attack.
Owners of dogs declared dangerous under Chapter 767 face mandatory registration fees, confinement orders, liability insurance requirements, and criminal penalties for a subsequent attack.
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