Marion County does not ban or restrict any dog breed. Florida law (F.S. 767.14) bars local governments from regulating dogs based on breed, weight, or size, so the county's only dog rules are breed-neutral dangerous-dog provisions under Chapter 4 and F.S. Chapter 767.
No Marion County-specific ordinance restricts dogs by breed. Florida Statutes 767.14 (Additional local restrictions authorized) allows a local government to adopt ordinances addressing attacks on persons or domestic animals and to place restrictions on owners of dogs that have bitten or attacked, but only 'provided that no such regulation is specific to breed, weight, or size.' A 2023 amendment (Ch. 2023, SB 942) removed the prior grandfather clause that had allowed pre-October 1, 1990 breed-specific ordinances, so breed-specific local regulation is now prohibited statewide. Marion County's dog provisions are accordingly breed-neutral: Code Sec. 4-2 adopts the dangerous-dog definition from F.S. 767.11 verbatim (a dog that has aggressively bitten, attacked, endangered, or inflicted severe injury on a human; has more than once severely injured or killed a domestic animal off the owner's property; or, when unprovoked, chased or approached a person in a menacing fashion attested by sworn statement). Secs. 4-22 through 4-26 establish the procedures for classifying, registering, confining, and (in attack cases) destroying dangerous dogs regardless of breed.
Enforcement is based on a dog's behavior, not its breed. A dog classified as dangerous under Sec. 4-22 and F.S. 767.12 must meet registration, confinement, and muzzle/leash requirements; an attack or bite by a dangerous dog can lead to confiscation and destruction and criminal penalties under Sec. 4-25 and F.S. 767.13.
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