Breed-specific bans are illegal in Texas. Guadalupe County and its cities cannot outlaw pit bulls or any other breed; state law bars breed-specific dog regulation. The county's dangerous-dog rules target a dog's behavior, not its breed.
Texas Health and Safety Code Section 822.047 lets a county or municipality add requirements for dangerous dogs only if those rules are not specific to one or several breeds. This preempts breed-specific legislation statewide, so no ordinance in Guadalupe County, Seguin, Schertz, or Cibolo may ban or restrict a dog based solely on breed such as pit bull, Rottweiler, or Doberman. The county's own Animal Control Ordinance follows this model: a dog becomes regulated only after an unprovoked attack or a formal dangerous-dog determination, regardless of breed.
No city or county in Texas can enforce a breed ban as a matter of ordinance. Dogs are regulated only through the behavior-based dangerous-dog process; a breed-based public rule is unenforceable and preempted.
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