Dog Breed Rules

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Dog breed rules in Connecticut (state law)

No breed bans allowed: no municipality shall adopt breed-specific dog ordinancesBreed rules

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The details

What the rule requires
Towns may regulate dogs going at large in streets and public places, except that no municipality shall adopt breed-specific dog ordinances.1
Law
Connecticut General Statutes Section 7-148(c)(7)(D)(i).1

The sources we read do not say: breeds named, penalty, service dog exception.

The official Connecticut statutes site blocks our tools, so the statute text comes from a published copy.

Sources

  1. Connecticut General Statutes 7-148 (2025), Justia (copy of the Connecticut statute) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.