Johns Creek, GA Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

There is no breed-specific legislation in the City of Johns Creek. A review of Chapter 10 (Animal Control) shows no provision banning, restricting, or imposing special requirements on pit bulls, Rottweilers, or any other breed. Instead, the city regulates 'dangerous' and 'potentially dangerous' dogs by behavior. Sec. 10-1 defines a dangerous dog as one that inflicts a severe injury on a human without provocation, or that aggressively bites or endangers humans without provocation after being classified as potentially dangerous; a potentially dangerous dog is one that, without provocation, bites a human. A 'vicious animal' is defined by temperament, conditioning, or training and a known propensity to attack, again without reference to breed. Article V (Secs. 10-115, 10-116) imposes confinement, muzzling, leashing (no more than six feet), warning-sign, and notice-and-hearing requirements once a dog is classified, but those duties attach to the individual dog's conduct. This mirrors Georgia's Responsible Dog Ownership Law, under which 'dangerous dog' describes behavior, not a breed; Georgia has no statewide breed ban, and classifications turn on a dog's actions. Owners of any breed should focus on the behavioral standards in Article V rather than breed-based rules.