Erie has no breed-specific ban; Pennsylvania state law expressly prohibits any local ordinance from prohibiting or limiting a specific breed of dog, so the City regulates dangerous dogs by behavior, not breed.
No Erie-specific ordinance bans or restricts any particular breed of dog. Pennsylvania's Dangerous Dog statute, 3 P.S. Sec. 459-507-A(c), preempts the field: a local ordinance otherwise dealing with dogs may not prohibit or otherwise limit a specific breed of dog. The same provision abrogates local ordinances that conflict with the state dangerous-dog scheme, and it bars liability insurance policies and surety bonds issued under the act from excluding coverage for any specific breed. Accordingly, Erie regulates dangerous and vicious dogs based on an individual animal's conduct under City of Erie Codified Ordinances Article 729 and the statewide dangerous-dog law (3 P.S. Sec. 459-501-A et seq.), never by breed. Pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other commonly targeted breeds cannot lawfully be singled out by City ordinance.
Because breed-specific local rules are preempted, enforcement focuses on individual dogs declared dangerous or vicious; a dog that attacks unprovoked may be seized and, after a vicious determination, impounded for destruction.
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