Morgan County, IN Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Chapter 91 of the Morgan County Code of Ordinances contains no breed-specific provision: no pit bull, Rottweiler or other named-breed restriction appears anywhere in the dog control subchapter as exported from American Legal. The only dangerous-dog rule is § 91.05, Confinement of Dangerous Dogs, which turns entirely on an individual animal's conduct. A dog triggers the section if it is known to be dangerous or vicious or has previously attacked or bitten a person or harassed livestock, regardless of its breed. Once a dog meets that behavioral standard, the owner must confine it in an area reasonably designed to prevent contact with people or keep it firmly tied so it cannot escape.

If the dog escapes confinement, the owner is subject to the penalties in § 91.99 (up to $100 per violation, each day separate), and if the escaped dog is impounded under § 91.03, the county can refuse to return it to the owner and instead have it destroyed as provided in the confinement section. Because enforcement depends on documented behavior, such as a bite, an attack, harassment of livestock, or an officer's determination that the dog is dangerous, rather than on breed identification, a dog of any breed can be confined under this section, and a dog of a commonly-restricted breed with no history of aggression is not reached by it at all. Owners in Martinsville, Mooresville, Monrovia, Morgantown, Brooklyn and Paragon fall under those towns' separate codes rather than this county provision.