Queen Creek, AZ Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Queen Creek's Town Code does not single out any dog breed. Article 6-2 regulates dogs through a conduct-based 'vicious animal' standard in Section 6-2-1, which defines a vicious animal as one (other than a law-enforcement animal) that has a propensity to bite, scratch or otherwise inflict injury on a human without provocation, or to approach humans without provocation in a menacing or terrorizing manner, and that is declared vicious after a hearing before a justice of the peace or town magistrate. A single incident causing injury may be enough to establish that propensity. This is a behavior test, not a breed test. Arizona state law reinforces this: A.R.S. 11-1014.05 prohibits counties, cities and towns from enacting or enforcing breed-specific ordinances. As a result, no breed of dog is banned in Queen Creek, and owners of any breed are subject to the same leash, license, and vicious-animal rules. A dog declared vicious is subject to heightened penalties, including enhanced fines and possible imprisonment if it is also found at large.