REVIEWED FEBRUARY 2020
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Dangerous dog breed ordinances
| City Website | View Ordinance | Type of Ordinance |
|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | Section: 4-22 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Berkeley | Section: 205.450 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Bethany | Section: 210.110 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Bloomfield | Section: 205.170 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Bonne Terre | Section: 205.010 | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Bourbon | Section: 205.010 | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Branson West | Section: 205.140 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| California | Section: 205.035 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Camdenton | Section: 210.160 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| Carl Junction | Section: 205.250 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Carthage | Section: 4-5.1 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Caruthersville | Section: 210.021 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Center | Section: 205.090 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Chaffee | Section: 205.010 | Pit bulls, American bulldogs (and many pit bull derivatives named in the ordinance), rottweilers, doberman pinschers and chow chows declared "vicious" |
| Charleston | Section: 210.150 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Chillicothe | Section 205.180 | Bans Pit Bulls |
| Clinton | Section: 5-42 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Concordia | Section: 205.065 | Pit bulls and rottweilers declared "vicious" |
| Cool Valley | Section: 205.230 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Dellwood | City website | Bans: pit bulls |
| Dexter | Section: 205.080 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Edina | Ordinance 668 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Excelsior Springs | Section: 210.440 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Fenton | Section: 210.070 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Ferguson | Section: 6-21 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Florissant | Section: 205.395 | Mandatory sterilization: pit bulls |
| Fredericktown | Section: 205.080 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Gallatin | Section: 205.330 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Gerald | Section: 205.080 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Gladstone | Section: 2.105.010 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Greendale | Section: 205.010 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Greenfield | Section: 205.010 | Restricts: pit bulls | 2019 amendment |
| Hayti | News article | Bans: pit bulls |
| Hazelwood | Section: 210.130 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Independence | Section: 3.03.006 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Jamestown | News article | Pit bulls, rottweilers and doberman pinschers declared "potentially dangerous" |
| Jennings | Section: 6-51 | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Kanoka | Online petition | Bans: pit bulls |
| Kansas City | Section: 14-60 | Mandatory sterilization: pit bulls |
| Kearney | Section: 205.195 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Kirksville | Section: 5-20 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| Lake Lotawana | Section 205.150 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous, vicious or ferocious" |
| Lathrop | Section 205.170 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Licking | Section: 10-33 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Lockwood | Section: 205.130 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Marshfield | Section: 215:175 | Pit bulls declared "presumptively dangerous" |
| Memphis | Section: 210.010 | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Merriam Woods | News article | Restricts: pit bulls |
| Moline Acres | News article | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Monroe City | Section: 14-20 | Pit bulls, doberman pinschers and rottweilers declared "dangerous" |
| Montgomery City | Section 8-14 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Mound City | Section: 205.180 | Bans: pit bulls, rottweilers and wolf-dog hybrids |
| New Florence | News article | Bans: pit bulls |
| New London | News article | Bans: pit bulls | Verified July 2017 |
| New Madrid | Section: 8-139 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Normandy | Section: 205.130 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Northwoods | Section: 205.070 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Orrick | Section: 73.725 | Restricts: pit bulls noted ordinance |
| Pagedale | Section: 205.120 | Bans: pit bulls model ordinance |
| Palmyra | Section: 205.050 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Pilot Grove | News article | Bans: pit bulls, chinesischer kampfhunds, chow chows, doberman pinschers and rottweilers | Ordinance 42 |
| Pine Lawn | Section: 210.275 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Platte City | Section: 205.280 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Pleasant Valley | Section: 205.450 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Poplar Bluff | Section: 205.460 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Rock Port | Section: 210.078 | Pit bulls, rottweilers and doberman pinschers declared "dangerous" |
| Salem | Section: 205.020 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Savannah | Section: 205.280 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Seymour | Section: 205.040 | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Shrewsbury | Section: 230.220 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Sikeston | Section: 205.450 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Sparta | Section: 205.010, 205.040 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Springfield | Section: 18-95 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| St. James | Sections: 205.140, 205.141 | Restricts: pit bulls |
| St. Joseph | Section: 5-148 | Impounded pit bulls and rottweilers are required to be sterilized and microchipped before release |
| Sullivan | Section: 205.170 | Pit bulls declared "dangerous" |
| Trenton | Section: 210.215 | Bans: pit bulls, rottweilers, chow chows, Japanese akitas and doberman pinchers |
| Troy | Section: 205.065 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Velda City | Section: 205.185 | Bans: pit bulls and rottweilers |
| Verona | News article | Bans: pit bulls |
| Village of Country Club | Section: 205.040 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Vinita Park | Section: 205.215 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Warsaw | Section: 205.037 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Weatherby Lake | Section: 205.100 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Webb City | Section: 210.095 | Bans: pit bulls |
| Winchester | Section: 205.010 | Pit bulls declared "vicious" |
| Woodson Terrace | Section: 205.200 | Bans: pit bulls |
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