Chester County has no breed-specific ban, and Pennsylvania law prohibits municipalities from banning dogs by breed. Regulation is by behavior: the state Dangerous Dog law (3 P.S. 459-502-A) governs individual dogs that attack, regardless of breed.
Pennsylvania's Dog Law expressly bars local governments from enacting breed-specific legislation. Section 459-507-A preempts municipal rules that regulate or prohibit dogs based on breed. Instead, dangerous behavior is handled case-by-case: under 3 P.S. 459-502-A a dog can be declared a 'dangerous dog' after it attacks or inflicts severe injury, triggering registration, secure confinement, insurance, and signage requirements enforced statewide. Chester County follows this framework; there is no county pit-bull or breed ordinance. The county Health Department separately handles rabies confinement of any biting animal regardless of breed under its §202 regulations.
Keeping a declared dangerous dog without meeting confinement, insurance, and registration duties is a misdemeanor under state law, with fines and possible confiscation and euthanasia of the dog.
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