Dog breed rules in Colorado (state law)
Cities may regulate dangerous dogs but not in a manner that is specific to breedBreed rules
The details
- What the rule requires
- A municipality may adopt rules to control dangerous dogs but shall not regulate dangerous dogs in a manner that is specific to breed.1
- Law
- Colorado Revised Statutes 18-9-204.5, subsection 5. The 2025 copy shows no change to this subsection since 2004.1
The sources we read do not say: breeds named, penalty, service dog exception.
Read from a published copy of the 2025 statutes. Denver keeps a breed permit under its own city code, so check city pages too.
Sources
- Colorado Revised Statutes 18-9-204.5 (2025), Justia (copy of the Colorado statute) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.