Port St. Lucie does not ban or single out any dog breed; its dangerous-dog rules in Sec. 92.02 are behavior-based, and Florida Statute 767.14 prohibits any local regulation specific to breed, weight, or size.
Port St. Lucie regulates dangerous dogs by behavior, not breed. Section 92.02 (Dangerous Dogs) and Sec. 92.01 define a 'dangerous dog' as any dog that, per the records of the appropriate authority, has aggressively bitten, attacked, endangered, or inflicted severe injury on a human being; severely injured or killed a domestic animal while off the owner's property; or, when unprovoked, chased or approached a person in a menacing fashion (subject to a sworn statement and investigation). None of these criteria reference breed. Once a dog is classified as dangerous, Sec. 92.028 requires the owner to obtain a dangerous-dog license tag, confine the dog in a proper enclosure, post warning signs, sterilize and permanently identify the dog, and keep it muzzled and leashed under the control of an adult when outside its enclosure. This local framework is constrained by Florida Statute 767.14 (Additional local restrictions authorized), which lets local governments add dangerous-dog safety requirements only 'provided that no such regulation is specific to breed, weight, or size.' As a result, pit bulls and all other breeds are evaluated individually based on behavior, and no breed-specific ban exists in Port St. Lucie.
Violating the dangerous-dog requirements of Sec. 92.02 or Sec. 92.028 carries a fine of up to $500 (Sec. 92.99(f)(2)); a violation of Florida Statutes Chapter 767, Part II, may additionally be punished by up to 60 days in county jail. A previously declared dangerous dog that attacks again without provocation may be confiscated, impounded, and humanely destroyed, and the owner fined $500 (Sec. 92.028(n)).
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