Michigan

Pit Bull Ordinances in Michigan

City WebsiteView OrdinanceType of Ordinance
AlmaSection: 10-58Pit bulls declared “vicious” by rebuttable presumption
Bessemer TownshipSection: 121Bans: pit bulls
Buena Vista Charter TownshipNews articlePit bulls and rottweilers declared “vicious”
Carson CitySection: 19.209, 19.401-403Restricts: pit bulls
Center LineSection: 10-66Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
Claybanks TownshipOrdinance 2004-18Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
Dearborn HeightsSection: 6-164Restricts: pit bulls
EcorseSection: 5-31Bans: pit bulls
Grosse Pointe WoodsSection: 6-94Bans: pit bulls
Harper WoodsSection: 4-28Breeds considered “suspect as vicious and potentially dangerous:” Japanese akita, Alaskan malamute, pit bull, boxer, bullmastiff, chow chow, dalmatian, doberman pinscher, English bull terrier, German shepherd, great dane, presa canario, Rhodesian ridgeback, rottweiler, Siberian husky and wolf-dog hybrid
HartfordSection: 92.01Bans: pit bulls
Highland ParkCity FAQBans: pit bulls
KingsfordSection: 8-121, 8-122Bans: pit bulls
LapeerSection: 3.08Restricts: pit bulls
MelvindaleSection: 4-138, 4-139Bans: pit bulls
Moorland TownshipSection: 2.0, 2.1Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
MorenciSection: 5-38Pit bulls declared “vicious”
MuskegonSection: 6-1, 6-15Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
Muskegon Charter TownshipSection: 4-1Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
Muskegon HeightsSection: 14-1, 14-4Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
NewaygoSection: 6-9Pit bulls declared “vicious” by rebuttable presumption
Norton ShoresSection: 6-82, 6-85Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
Orchard Lake VillageSection: 10-87, 10-90Bans: pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids
Roosevelt ParkSection: 6-2, 6-14Pit bulls declared “dangerous”
Roscommon CountySection: 3Pit bulls declared “vicious” by rebuttable presumption
SaginawSection: 94.025, 94.026Restricts top 5 most dangerous dog breeds – “Any dog of a breed that appears consistently in the top five (5) of the breeds on credible, analytical listings of ‘Most Dangerous Dogs’ as verified and supplemented by local data and records for Saginaw County.” | Background
SouthgateSection: 610.14Restricts: pit bulls
Sylvan LakeSection: 10-83Bans: pit bulls
Tawas CitySection: 4-1Bans: pit bulls
Village of BreckenridgeOrdinance 144Pit bulls declared “vicious” by rebuttable presumption
Village of Lakewood ClubOrdinance 7-APit bulls declared “dangerous”
Waterford TownshipSection: 3-021, 3-027Bans: pit bulls
West BranchSection: 90.30Bans: pit bulls
Ypsilanti Charter TownshipSection: 14-1Mandatory sterilization: pit bulls
ZilwaukeeSection: 4-26Restricts top 5 most dangerous dog breeds – “Any dog of a breed that appears consistently in the top five (5) of the breeds on credible, analytical listings of ‘Most Dangerous Dogs’ as verified and supplemented by local data and records for Saginaw County.”

Ordinances last verified as active on November 2, 2019