New Rochelle cannot ban dogs by breed. NY Agriculture & Markets Law §107(5) preempts all breed-specific legislation statewide. Dangerous dog determinations are made case-by-case based on behavior under §123.
NY Ag & Markets Law §107(5) expressly prohibits municipalities from enacting any law that designates dogs as dangerous or vicious based upon breed. New Rochelle, like all NY cities, regulates individual dangerous dogs through behavior-based proceedings under §123. A court may declare a specific dog dangerous after a hearing and order muzzling, confinement, neutering, or euthanasia.
Owners of court-declared dangerous dogs who fail to comply face fines up to $1,500 and possible criminal charges if the dog causes serious injury.
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