Titusville, FL Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

14 lets local governments regulate dangerous dogs but bars breed-specific ordinances, and Titusville's own code follows that breed-neutral model. Under Code Sec. 5-67, once the county animal control supervisor declares an animal dangerous, based on records showing it aggressively bit or attacked a person, severely injured or killed another domestic animal off its owner's property, was trained or used for fighting, or menacingly chased someone without provocation, the supervisor must send written notice explaining the basis for the declaration. Within 30 days the owner must obtain a certificate of registration from county animal control, renewed annually, by showing proof of current rabies vaccination, a secure enclosure posted with a visible warning sign at every entry point, permanent identification such as a tattoo or microchip, and payment of the annual fee the county board sets by resolution.

A declared dangerous animal must stay confined in that secure enclosure on the owner's property; if it needs to leave, for veterinary care or with the supervisor's approval, it must ride in a locked carrier or be muzzled and under physical control on a chain or lead with at least 300 pounds of tensile strength. Owners must immediately report if the animal gets loose, is sold, dies, or moves to a new address, and must notify the supervisor in writing before transferring ownership. Violating the confinement, registration or notice requirements is a civil infraction capped at $500 per violation under Sec.

5-67(k). 083, and the animal is confiscated, quarantined if needed, held ten business days to allow a court appeal, and then humanely destroyed. A lesser 'hazardous animal' designation exists under Sec. 5-66 for an animal that, without provocation, inflicts only a minor injury; the supervisor issues written notice describing the basis for that finding and the owner's resulting responsibilities, but Sec. 5-66 does not carry the registration, enclosure or muzzling mandates that apply once an animal is declared dangerous. Police dogs are exempt from the entire dangerous-animal scheme under Sec. 5-67(j).