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Pit Bull Ordinances in Rhode Island
City Website View Ordinance Type of Ordinance
Bristol Section: 6-81 Restricts: pit bulls
Central Falls Section: 8-46 Bans: pit bulls
Johnston Section: 242-21 Pit bulls and rottweilers prohibited in off-leash parks
Pawtucket Section: 116-37.1 Bans: pit bulls
Portsmouth Section: 101-18 Restricts: pit bulls
Providence Section: 4-54 Restricts: pit bulls
Warren Section: 3-32.1 Restricts: pit bulls
West Warwick Section: 4-28 Pit bulls declared "vicious"
Westerly Section: 76-3 Restricts: pit bulls
Woonsocket Housing Authority Section: 4-35 Bans: pit bulls, rottweilers, doberman pinschers, akitas, chows, german shepherds, huskies and malamutes