Dog breed rules in Georgia (state law)
State law names no breed: dangerous and vicious dogs are defined by conductBreed rules
The details
- Breeds named
- None. The sections we read do not name any breed.12
- What the rule requires
- A vicious dog is one that inflicts serious injury on a person. A dangerous dog bites, attacks or kills a pet as the law describes.1
- Law
- Responsible Dog Ownership Law, Official Code of Georgia 4-8-20 to 4-8-33.12
The sources we read do not say: penalty, service dog exception.
No official Georgia code page our tools could read, so we used a published copy. The sections we read do not say whether cities may pass breed rules.
Sources
- Official Code of Georgia 4-8-21 (2025), Justia (copy of the Georgia code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
- Official Code of Georgia, Title 4, Chapter 8, Article 2 (2025), Justia (copy of the Georgia code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
Checked 2 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.