West Jordan, UT Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

West Jordan's code contains no breed-specific ban; section 6-3D-7 instead regulates by behavior. Subsection A makes it unlawful for the owner of any fierce, dangerous or vicious animal to let it off the owner's enclosed premises unless it's under restraint and properly muzzled so it can't injure a person or property. Subsection B goes further for animals that can't be controlled at all: an animal so vicious and dangerous that reasonable restraints can't control it, or one its owner simply isn't controlling, counts as a hazard to public safety, and animal control officers can issue an emergency order plus a notice of violation under title 16 seeking administrative authorization to destroy or muzzle the animal.

K, lets officers impound an animal immediately, without a complaint or court order, if it bites or attacks a person or animal two or more times within twelve months, deeming it a vicious and uncontrollable animal and holding it at the owner's expense pending court action. Section 6-3D-6 separately covers animals that attack, chase or 'worry' a person, a commercially valuable domestic animal, protected hoofed wildlife or domestic fowl, making the owner strictly liable and civilly responsible for injuries or losses, though the code recognizes defenses where the animal was properly confined, was provoked, or was protecting its owner from bodily harm. Together these sections give West Jordan a conduct-based dangerous-dog framework rather than a list of restricted breeds.