Fayetteville has no breed-specific ban: pit bulls and other breeds are legal. The city regulates dogs by behavior. Any dog can be declared dangerous or vicious and face muzzle, locked-enclosure, insurance, and signage requirements.
Fayetteville does not restrict or ban any dog breed, and there is no pit bull ordinance. Instead, Chapter 92 uses conduct-based rules. A dog that bites or attacks unprovoked can be declared vicious under Sec. 92.26 and must be kept in a locked enclosure, muzzled and restrained on a 3-foot, 300-pound-rated chain in public, sterilized, microchipped, and behind Beware of Vicious Animal signage; courts can order euthanasia. A separate dangerous-animal designation under Sec. 92.31 adds locked-enclosure, 4-foot-leash, muzzle, and signage duties. Arkansas does not preempt breed rules, so the city could adopt them, but Fayetteville has chosen a behavior-based approach instead.
Violating vicious- or dangerous-animal restrictions is a criminal matter: fines up to $500, mandatory insurance and sterilization, possible forfeiture of the animal, and court-ordered euthanasia for repeat or serious offenses.
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