Marion County does not ban any dog breed. Regulation is behavior-based: state law ORS 609.098 makes it a crime to maintain a 'dangerous dog,' defined by what a dog does — inflicting serious injury or killing a person — not by its breed.
Neither Marion County's Dog Control code nor Oregon statute imposes breed-specific restrictions. Instead, dogs are regulated by conduct. Under ORS 609.098 a 'dangerous dog' is one that, without provocation and aggressively, inflicts serious physical injury on or kills a person. ORS 609.035 separately defines a lesser 'potentially dangerous dog' (menacing a person, a lesser injury, or harming livestock). A keeper who negligently fails to prevent a dangerous act can be charged. Owners of any breed must license the dog and keep it controlled; there is no pit-bull or other breed prohibition at the county level.
Maintaining a dangerous dog is a crime under ORS 609.098. Potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs are also county civil infractions (MCC 6.05.050) that can trigger control orders or impoundment.
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