Guilford County does not ban any dog breed. North Carolina regulates dogs by individual behavior under the state Dangerous Dogs law, not by breed, and the county follows that approach for pit bulls, Rottweilers and all other breeds.
Neither Guilford County Code Chapter 5 nor North Carolina's Dangerous Dogs statute (NC Gen. Stat. Chapter 67, Article 1A) imposes any breed-specific ban. Under NC Gen. Stat. Sec. 67-4.5, local governments may run their own dangerous-dog control programs, but the statute and county code classify dogs by conduct (biting, attacking, running in packs) rather than breed. So no breed is prohibited in unincorporated Guilford County; any dog can, however, be declared "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous" based on its behavior.
There is no breed-based citation. Owners of a dog that is declared dangerous face confinement, muzzle, signage, liability-insurance and registration requirements; violations carry misdemeanor and civil penalties under Chapter 67.
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