Topeka has no breed ban. The city repealed its pit bull ordinance in 2010 and now regulates dogs by behavior under a dangerous-dog law, so any breed can be declared dangerous based on its conduct, not its looks.
Kansas does not preempt breed-specific legislation, so a city legally could target pit bulls, but Topeka went the other way. In September 2010 the City Council voted unanimously to repeal the breed-specific ban that had restricted pit bulls, after the program ran hundreds of thousands of dollars over budget without improving safety. What replaced it is a strictly behavior-based dangerous-dog ordinance: any dog, regardless of breed, can be declared dangerous by the municipal court for attacks or menacing conduct, triggering confinement, microchipping, sterilization, and a four-foot leash and muzzle in public. Unincorporated Shawnee County likewise relies on conduct-based enforcement, not breed lists.
A dog declared dangerous must be confined in a secure enclosure and, in public, muzzled and leashed to four feet; possessing a dangerous dog that attacked a person carries a $499 to $1,000 fine.
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