BSL in Ohio

This is a work in progress - please email me with any Ohio BSL updates!

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Red-Breed Ban in effect

Blue -BSL Proposed

Green - BSL passed/no ban but additional restrictions beyond that of State law

**Note-State Law regarding Pit Bulls applies in all counties

1)  Akron, Ohio (Summit County) Akron Pit Bull and other Breed Ordinances

2)  Bay Village, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

3)  Greenhills, Ohio (Hamilton County) Pit Bulls Banned effective 11/07

4)  Cincinnati, Ohio (Hamilton County) Pit Bulls banned/Grandfather clause

5)  Painesville, Ohio (Lake County)  Pit Bull Ordinance

6)  Youngstown, Ohio (Mahoning County) Pit Bulls Banned/effective 9/15/07/Grandfather Clause

7)  Bexley, Ohio (Franklin County)   Pit Bulls Banned

8)  Defiance, Ohio waiting for clarification

9)  Fairfield, Ohio (Butler County) Pit Bulls Banned

10) Golf Manor, (Hamilton County) Pit Bulls Banned

11) Mansfield, Ohio (Richland County)  Pit Bulls Banned

12)  Warren, Ohio (Trumbull County) Pit Bull Ordinance

13)  Mentor on the Lake, (Lake County)  Pit Bull Ordinance

14)  Reynoldsburg, Ohio  (Franklin County)  Pit Bulls Banned

15)  Silver Lake, Ohio  (Summit County)  Pit Bulls Banned

16)  Celina, Ohio (Mercer County)  Pit Bull Ordinance

17)  Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)  Pit Bull Ordinance

18)  Highland Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)  Pit Bull Ordinance**

19)  Napoleon, Ohio (Henry County) Pit Bull Ordinance

20)  Richmond Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)  Pit Bull Ordinance**

21)  Springboro, Ohio  (Warren County)  Pit Bulls Banned - See Exemptions

22)  St. Mary's, Ohio (Auglaize County) Pit Bull Ordinance

23)  Wooster, Ohio (Wayne County) Pit Bulls Banned

24)  Shaker Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

25)  Warrensville Heights, Ohio  (Cuyahoga County)  Pit Bulls Banned

26)  Canton, Ohio  (Stark County)  Pit Bulls Banned

27)  Wauseon, Ohio  (Fulton County)  Pit Bulls Banned/exemptions/registrations

28)  Tiffin, Ohio (Seneca County) Pit Bull Ordinance

29)  Stow Ohio (Summit County) Pit Bull & Presa Canario Ordinance

30)  Rossford, Ohio (Wood County) Pit Bull Ordinance

31)  Oakwood, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

32)  Norwalk, Ohio (Huron County) Pit Bull Ordinance

33)  Mentor, Ohio (Lake County) Vicious Dog Ordinance/not breed specific

34)  Massillon, Ohio (Stark County) Pit Bull Ordinance

35)  Macedonia, Ohio  (Summit County)  Pit Bulls Banned

36)  Lyndhurst, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

37)  Lakewood, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull & Presa Canario Ordinance

38)  Glen Willow, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

39)  Gahanna, Ohio (Franklin County) in accordance with state law

40)  Delaware, Ohio (Delaware County) Pit Bull Ordinance/in accordance with state law

41)  Conneaut, Ohio (Ashtabula County) Pit Bull & Presa Canario & Am Bulldog Ordinance

42)  Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

43)  Chillicothe, Ohio (Ross County) Pit Bull Ordinance

44)  Canal Winchester, Ohio (Franklin County) Pit Bull Ordinance

45)  Bedford Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

46)  Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County) Pit Bull Ordinance

47)  Lorain, Ohio (Lorain County) Pit Bull Ordinance Proposed Motion FAILED 12/07

48)  Sandusky, Ohio (Sandusky County) Pit Bull Ordinance Proposed Motion FAILED

49)  Canfield, Ohio (Mahoning County) Pit Bull Ban Proposed

50) Garfield Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bulls Banned effective 10/24/07 No Grandfather clause

51) Amberley Village, Ohio (Hamilton County) Pit Bulls Banned

52) Maple Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Pit Bull Ordinance

53) Girard, Ohio (Trumbull County) Pit Bulls Banned No Grandfather Clause

54) Athens, Ohio (Athens County) ALERT - BSL proposed for consideration/dropped

55)  Parma, Ohio  (Cuyahoga County)  Pit Bulls Banned

56) Lima, Ohio (Allen County) Pit Bull Ordinance

57) St. Paris, Ohio (Champaign County) Pit Bull Ordinance

58)  Barberton, Ohio  (Summit County)  Pit Bulls Banned/exemptions/registrations  2/1/08

59)  Clayton Ohio (Montgomery County) Pit Bull & Presa Canario  & American BulldogOrdinance 1/2008

60) Washington Courthouse, Ohio (Fayette County) Pit Bulls Banned 2004

61)  Whitehall, Ohio (Franklin County) Pit Bull/Presa Canario Ban Proposed 2/08 Motion FAILED 6/3/08

62)  Springfield Ohio (Clark County) Considering extensive Pit Bull restrictions 2/08

63)  Sylvania Ohio (Lucas County) Considering Pit Bull restrictions 3/08/Decided against BSL 4/2008

64)  Woodmere Village, Ohio (Cuyahoga County) Considering Pit Bull, Am. Bulldog, Rottweiler BAN 3/08

65)  Lebanon, Ohio  (Warren County)  Pit Bulls Banned /1986