Dangerous Dog Law Rewrite

At a glance

Built from the official City Council minutes of April 6, May 11 and May 18, 2026. The newest minutes posted are May 18; every Council meeting after that has an agenda only, and no committee minutes are posted since April, so anything that happened after May 18 is not in this page.

• What: Ordinance 605-2026 repeals every section of Chapter 604 of the Codified Ordinances (dogs that pose a threat to public safety) and enacts new Sections 604.01 through 604.06 and 604.99 on nuisance, dangerous and vicious dogs.
• Where it stands: Read and referred to administrative review on May 11, 2026 (emergency ordinance, first reading). No later action appears in the minutes.
• Next: Committee hearing and second reading; check later agendas.

Detail

• The minutes record only the title; the new definitions and penalties are in the ordinance attachment on Legistar.

Sources

• City Council minutes, May 11, 2026: https://cityofcleveland.legistar1.com/cityofcleveland/meetings/2026/5/3859_M_City_Council_26-05-11_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-05-11 - City Council

First reading; referred to administrative review.