Neither Kane County nor Illinois bans any dog breed. State law (510 ILCS 5/24) bars any local regulation, policy, or ordinance that is breed-specific, and the county's own ordinance states "vicious dogs shall not be classified in a manner that is specific as to breed."
Illinois' Animal Control Act preempts breed-specific legislation statewide: 510 ILCS 5/24 lets municipalities further regulate dogs "provided that no regulation, policy or ordinance is specific to breed." Kane County follows this in its Animal Control Ordinance § 15, which forbids classifying vicious dogs by breed. So pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other breeds cannot be banned or subjected to breed-only rules in Kane County or anywhere in Illinois. Dangerous- and vicious-dog rules apply to individual dogs based on behavior, never breed. Insurance carriers and private landlords may still impose their own breed policies; those are private contracts, not law.
Not applicable — this is a preemption. Any breed-specific local ordinance would be void under 510 ILCS 5/24.
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