Troup County, GA Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 14-9(a) bars an owner from letting a dog or other animal known to be 'aggressive, vicious or potentially aggressive or vicious' run at large or run loose on the owner's premises in a way that endangers anyone lawfully entering. The definition in Sec. 14-1 turns on demonstrated conduct, such as biting or attacking without provocation, or a temperament that makes the animal likely to do so, rather than on breed. Subsection (b) requires such an animal be securely and humanely confined in a locked enclosure it cannot climb, dig, jump, or otherwise escape, and subsection (c) requires any outdoor kennel to sit inside a perimeter fence with a locked gate.

Subsection (d) bars the animal from any street or public place unless restrained by a leash no more than six feet long and humanely muzzled, in the charge of a competent person, and subsection (g) requires a conspicuously posted warning sign on the property. Subsection (i) requires that once an owner is cited and convicted under the section, the animal must be registered annually with the Animal Control Department for a $500.00 fee, with the officer verifying compliance at registration and each renewal. Subsection (j) lets the Magistrate Court additionally require, for an animal found capable of causing serious and permanent injury, a $50,000.00 liability insurance policy or a $50,000.00 surety bond.

Subsection (k) makes a registration violation punishable under the general penalty in Sec. 1-19, with each day a separate offense, and authorizes impoundment and, absent reclaiming within ten days, euthanasia of an unregistered animal.