Ohio repealed its statewide pit-bull breed law in 2012; there is no countywide breed ban in Summit County. Dangerous-dog status is now behavior-based under ORC 955. Some individual cities may still keep breed-specific rules.
Since 2012, Ohio law no longer labels any breed automatically 'vicious.' A dog is classified as dangerous or vicious under ORC 955.11 based on its conduct (biting, injuring, or being at large after prior offenses), not its breed. Summit County does not impose a countywide pit-bull or breed ban. However, home-rule cities and villages within the county may still enforce their own breed-specific ordinances, and landlords or insurers commonly restrict certain breeds by private contract. Owners of dogs adjudicated dangerous face confinement, muzzle, and liability-insurance requirements under ORC 955.22.
Owning a dog that commits a dangerous-dog act, or violating a court's dangerous-dog confinement order, carries misdemeanor penalties under ORC 955.99, up to possible destruction of the dog.
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