Rock County has no countywide breed ban. Wisconsin regulates dogs by behavior, not breed, and Rock County's own animal rules follow that. Some Wisconsin cities elsewhere restrict pit bulls, but no breed-specific ban applies countywide here.
Wisconsin's dog statutes (Ch. 174) impose owner liability and dangerous-dog remedies based on a dog's conduct, not its breed. Rock County does not maintain a breed-specific ordinance, and none of the reviewed municipal codes for Janesville, Beloit, and the villages identify a breed ban. A handful of other Wisconsin communities do have pit-bull restrictions, so if you move within the state, verify the local code. In Rock County the question that matters is whether a dog has bitten or attacked, which triggers Wis. Stat. 174.02 liability and possible court-ordered remedies rather than any breed classification.
No breed-based penalty exists here. Penalties instead attach to dangerous-dog conduct: enhanced damages and, by court order, confinement or destruction under Ch. 174.
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