No. Colorado state law bars any county or town from regulating dangerous dogs by breed, so Douglas County has no pit-bull or breed ban. The county instead regulates individual "vicious" dogs by behavior — biting or attacking without provocation.
Under C.R.S. §18-9-204.5(5)(b), a county may adopt dog-control resolutions but "such resolution shall not regulate dangerous dogs in a manner that is specific to breed." A parallel rule (5)(a) applies to municipalities. Douglas County's R-998-100 follows this by defining a "vicious dog" (§1.00(16)) by conduct — a dog that bites or attacks a person or domestic animal without provocation, approaches in an attitude of attack in a vicious or terrorizing manner, or is found vicious by a court — not by breed. Failing to keep a vicious dog under physical control is a Class 2 petty offense (§1.05(1)(f)).
Owners cannot be cited for a dog's breed. Failing to keep a vicious dog under physical control is a Class 2 petty offense; state dangerous-dog charges under §18-9-204.5 range from a misdemeanor to a felony.
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