Norman, OK Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Norman's code defines "dangerous animal" in NCC 4-101 by what an animal does, not what breed it is: any animal whose behavior, temperament, size, or combination of those factors, considered under the totality of the circumstances, poses a reasonable risk of injuring a person or animal or damaging property, including biting or attacking. The definition builds in fairness limits rather than a breed test, expressly excluding animals that were provoked or that bit a trespasser on the owner's own property. Once an animal is adjudicated dangerous through the hearing process in NCC 4-407, NCC 4-408 lets the owner keep it in Norman only by getting a dangerous animal permit and paying the required fee within ten days of the adjudication.

Permit conditions are detailed: secure indoor or enclosed-pen confinement meeting minimum space and construction standards, a muzzle and leash any time the animal leaves its enclosure unless it's in a securely fenced yard, an eight-by-ten-inch warning sign posted on the property and on the enclosure, current vaccination and license proof, submitted photographs of the animal, and liability insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000. A second dangerous-animal conviction requires the municipal Court Judge to order the animal destroyed, and failing to meet permit conditions triggers seizure, impoundment, and revocation, after which the owner has 24 hours to remove the animal from City limits or it is euthanized.