Adams County does not ban any dog breed. Colorado state law bars counties from regulating dangerous dogs "in a manner specific to breed," so the county's rules target behavior and owner responsibility, not breed.
Colorado's dangerous-dog statute, CRS § 18-9-204.5, is a statewide "ban on bans." It preserves a county's authority to adopt dog-control and licensing resolutions but forbids breed-specific regulation of dangerous dogs. Adams County's Animal Control Code echoes this: it defines a "vicious or dangerous animal" by behavior (inflicting bodily injury, causing death, or trained for fighting) and by the state dangerous-dog definition, with no breed list. There is no pit-bull or other breed ban in unincorporated Adams County. Note: home-rule cities (like Denver) historically kept breed bans, but that does not apply to Adams County's unincorporated area.
Owning a dangerous dog that causes bodily injury or over $1,000 in damage is unlawful; fines are $100 (1st), $200 (2nd), $300 (3rd+). Serious cases go to court under CRS § 18-9-204.5.
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