| United Kingdom, England and Wales | VerbotenDangerous Dogs Act 1991 bans owning, breeding, selling, giving away or abandoning these types (judged on appearance, not pedigree); XL Bully added 31 Dec 2023, ownership offence from 1 Feb 2024; existing dogs may be kept only with a Certificate of Exemption. | offiziell |
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| United Kingdom, England and Wales | Maulkorb- und LeinenpflichtExempted dogs must be muzzled and on a lead in public, neutered, microchipped and kept securely; third-party insurance was required until 30 June 2026 and is no longer required from 1 July 2026. | offiziell |
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| United Kingdom, Scotland | VerbotenSame banned types as England; XL Bully safeguards from 23 Feb 2024 (lead and muzzle in public, no breeding, selling, rehoming) and ownership without a Certificate of Exemption an offence from 1 Aug 2024 (application deadline 31 July 2024). | offiziell |
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| United Kingdom, Northern Ireland | VerbotenDogs (NI) Order 1983 bans Pit Bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro and, from 1 Jan 2025, XL Bully; exempted dogs need a council exemption certificate plus annual licence, muzzle and lead in public, neutering, and third-party insurance up to 30 June 2026. | offiziell |
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| Germany, Baden-Württemberg | EingeschränktPolVOgH list 2: dangerousness assumed only if indications exist; authorities may impose conditions. | offiziell |
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| Germany, Bayern | EingeschränktKategorie 2: presumed fighting dogs unless a Negativzeugnis (negative certificate after temperament test) is obtained for the individual dog. | offiziell |
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| Germany, Hamburg | EingeschränktSecond Hamburg list: presumed dangerous unless a Wesenstest proves otherwise. | offiziell |
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| Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen | EingeschränktLHundG NRW §10 Hunde bestimmter Rassen: permit, Sachkunde, insurance, leash and muzzle; large dogs (40 cm / 20 kg) of any breed must be notified and leashed in built-up areas. | offiziell |
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| Denmark | VerbotenHundeloven §1a: possession and breeding of these 13 breeds and any cross containing them is prohibited (since 2010); commercial import is banned. | Quelle |
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| Denmark | Einfuhr verbotenHundeloven §1a stk. 3: commercial import of the listed dogs and their crosses is prohibited; consolidated act LBK nr 329 af 02/03/2021. | offiziell |
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| Norway | VerbotenHundeforskriften under the Hundeloven: owning, breeding and importing these six breeds (and any cross containing them) is illegal; police may order a dog of doubtful breed destroyed or exported. | offiziell |
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| Lithuania | EingeschränktDangerous breeds (pavojingi sunys): permit from the municipality to keep in multi-apartment buildings, warning sign, muzzle and short leash in public, microchip and rabies vaccination; the list is exhaustive. | Quelle |
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| Switzerland, Genève | VerbotenRChiens art. 17 (15 'chiens listes'): banned in the canton for dogs arriving after 24 Feb 2008; grandfathered dogs with a 'carte bleue' must pass a behaviour test, be neutered and be muzzled and leashed everywhere. | offiziell |
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| Switzerland, Valais | VerbotenConseil d'Etat decision 2005 under art. 37 LALPA: keeping these 12 breeds and their crosses is banned (new ownership since 1 Jan 2006); visits up to 30 days per year allowed with leash and muzzle. | Quelle |
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| Switzerland, Ticino | GenehmigungspflichtRegolamento sui cani (RCani, in force 1 Jan 2026) art. 14-20: 30 breeds and crosses born after 1 April 2009 need an authorisation from the cantonal veterinary office before acquisition, a training course, aptitude tests at 9-13 months and in year 3; applies to dogs staying over 30 days a year. | Quelle |
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| Switzerland, Other cantons | GenehmigungspflichtPermit (Bewilligungspflicht) cantons per SRF overview (Dec 2024): Aargau (8 bull types + Rottweiler), Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft (8), Solothurn (8), Glarus (10 incl. German and Belgian Shepherd), Schaffhausen (14), Thurgau (14); no breed rules in AI, AR, BE, GR, JU, LU, NE, SG, UR, ZG, NW, OW, SZ. | Quelle |
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| Austria, Wien | GenehmigungspflichtWiener Tierhaltegesetz and Hundefuehrscheinverordnung: 'Listenhunde' need a Hundefuehrschein (exam within 3 months, repeat after 21-24 months), muzzle and leash in public, handler at least 16 and under 0.5 permille alcohol; Sachkunde course before registering since 1 July 2019. | offiziell |
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| Austria, Vorarlberg | GenehmigungspflichtVorarlberg: keeping a listed breed requires an authorisation; muzzle, leash or custody conditions are set case by case by decision (older secondary overview, not re-verified against the current law). | Quelle |
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| Spain | GenehmigungspflichtReal Decreto 287/2002 (Ley 50/1999) 'perros potencialmente peligrosos': municipal licence (adult, clean record, psychological and physical aptitude, liability insurance of at least 120,000 EUR), muzzle and non-extensible leash under 2 m in public, one PPP per handler; a 2025 draft decree under Ley 7/2023 would let dogs leave the category by passing aptitude tests but is not yet approved. | offiziell |
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| Portugal | GenehmigungspflichtPortaria 422/2004 lists the 'caes potencialmente perigosos'; Decreto-Lei 315/2009 (as amended by DL 9/2021) requires an annual licence from the junta de freguesia (owner over 16, criminal record, training course, liability insurance of at least 50,000 EUR, sterilisation unless LOP-registered), muzzle and leash of max 1 m in public, secure 2 m enclosure and warning signs. | offiziell |
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| Romania | Maulkorb- und LeinenpflichtOUG 55/2002 categoria II: muzzle and leash in public places (except dog areas), owner at least 18 with clean record, police declaration, ACR registration, warning sign; transfers must be reported within 48 hours. | Quelle |
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| Iceland | Einfuhr verbotenMAST (Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority) does not permit import of these breeds, their crosses for 5 generations, wolf hybrids for 10 generations, or other dogs of comparable origin, physique or temperament. | offiziell |
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| Turkey | VerbotenLaw 7332 (2021) amending Animal Protection Law 5199: producing, owning, adopting, housing, trading, displaying or advertising these breeds is prohibited; dogs owned before 14 July 2021 could be kept if neutered, chipped and registered by 14 Jan 2022, and must be muzzled, leashed and kept out of parks and playgrounds. | Quelle |
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| Australia | Einfuhr verbotenCustoms (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956: import of these five breeds into Australia is prohibited. | offiziell |
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| Australia, Queensland | EingeschränktAnimal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008: restricted dogs must be registered, desexed, muzzled and under effective control in public, kept in a childproof enclosure with signage; some councils prohibit keeping them altogether under local law. | offiziell |
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| Australia, Victoria | EingeschränktDomestic Animals Act 1994 (Restricted Breed Dogs amendment 2017): restricted breed dogs must be registered, desexed, microchipped, wear a prescribed collar, be muzzled and leashed off the premises, with a prescribed enclosure and warning signs. | offiziell |
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| New Zealand | Einfuhr verbotenDog Control Act 1996 s 30A and Schedule 4: importing a dog wholly or predominantly of these breeds or type is prohibited. | offiziell |
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| New Zealand | Maulkorb- und LeinenpflichtDogs of Schedule 4 breeds/type are classified 'menacing' by breed (s 33C): muzzled in public, on a lead, neutered within one month of classification, microchipped; breeding and sale are restricted. | offiziell |
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| Singapore | Einfuhr verbotenAVS: Part 1 specified dogs (except those already licensed) are not allowed into Singapore for sale, visit or stay. | offiziell |
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| Singapore | VersicherungspflichtPart 1 licensing conditions: leashed and muzzled in public, sterilised over 6 months, insurance of at least 100,000 SGD, 5,000 SGD banker's guarantee, obedience training. | offiziell |
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| United Arab Emirates | VerbotenFederal Law 22/2016 on dangerous animals, Annex 2 'List of Dangerous Dogs': possession, trade, breeding and import banned except by licence for service or medical purposes; a Nov 2021 ministerial decision updated the list to pit bull types, mastiffs, Tosa and Presa Canario, so the status of Rottweiler, Doberman and Boxer should be treated as uncertain. | offiziell |
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| Argentina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | VersicherungspflichtLey 4078 CABA: registration before 3 months of age, muzzle and non-extensible leash of max 2 m in public, liability insurance, secure enclosure; abandonment is a serious offence. | offiziell |
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| Israel | EingeschränktRegulations for the Supervision of Dogs (Import and Keeping of Dangerous Dogs) 5765-2004: import prohibited, owners and handlers must be over 18, dogs over 6 months sterilised, muzzle and leash of max 2 m outside the premises, fenced yard with warning sign, no dog parks, transfer only to approved recipients. | Quelle |
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| Malaysia | Einfuhr verbotenDepartment of Veterinary Services Malaysia: these breeds and their crosses are banned from import (as published on the Australian government MICoR page for Malaysia). | offiziell |
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| Cyprus | VerbotenImporting, breeding, selling and advertising these dogs is prohibited, crossbreeds included when a vet or judge confirms the breed traits predominate. Existing licensed dogs may be kept but must be neutered, muzzled, leashed and insured. | offiziell |
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| Liechtenstein | GenehmigungspflichtThese breeds are treated as potentially dangerous. A keeping permit, expertise test and clean record are needed before acquiring one, and they must be leashed and muzzled outside fenced property after nine months unless exempted by a test. Breed list from the Hundeverordnung (LR 455.11) in the 2011 version; later changes were not checked. | offiziell |
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