Dog Breed Rules

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Dog breed rules in Illinois (state law)

No breed bans allowed: local animal rules may not be specific to breedBreed rules

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The details

What the rule requires
Cities and other local units may further control and regulate dogs, provided that no regulation, policy or ordinance is specific to breed.1
Law
510 ILCS 5/24 of the Illinois Animal Control Act.1

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

Sources

  1. 510 ILCS 5/24, Animal Control Act, Illinois General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026

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