| Germany, Baden-Württemberg | RestrictedPolVOgH list 2: dangerousness assumed only if indications exist; authorities may impose conditions. | official |
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| Germany, Bayern | RestrictedKategorie 2: presumed fighting dogs unless a Negativzeugnis (negative certificate after temperament test) is obtained for the individual dog. | official |
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| Germany, Hamburg | RestrictedSecond Hamburg list: presumed dangerous unless a Wesenstest proves otherwise. | official |
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| Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen | RestrictedLHundG 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. | official |
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| Switzerland, Genève | BannedLChiens Art. 23 and RChiens Art. 17 (15 'chiens listés' and their crosses): these dogs are banned in the canton. Dogs already kept when their breed was listed may stay only with a keeping authorisation, and owners of newly listed dogs must apply within 12 months of the listing; listed dogs must pass a behaviour test (RChiens Art. 16). | official |
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| Switzerland, Valais | BannedConseil d'Etat decision 2005 under art. 37 LALPA: any new keeping of these 12 breeds, crosses included, is banned. Stays of up to 30 days per year are allowed, with a leash and a muzzle (or a dental guard that prevents bites) outside private areas. | source |
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| Switzerland, Ticino | Permit requiredRegolamento sui cani (RCani, in force 1 Jan 2026) art. 14-20: the 32 listed breeds (Bull Terrier and Miniature Bull Terrier share one entry) and their crosses, born after 1 April 2009, need an authorisation from the cantonal veterinary office before acquisition, a training course, and aptitude tests at 9 to 13 months and again in the third year. Applies to residents and to anyone staying with the dog in the canton for at least 30 days a year. | source |
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| Switzerland, Other cantons | Permit requiredPermit (Bewilligungspflicht) cantons per SRF overview (Dec 2024): Aargau (7 bull types + Rottweiler, per Hundeverordnung para 11: American Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bully, 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. | source |
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| Austria, Wien | Permit requiredWiener 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. | official |
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| Austria, Vorarlberg | Permit requiredVorarlberg: 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). | source |
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| Romania | Muzzle and leash requiredOUG 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. | source |
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| Singapore | Import bannedAVS: Part 1 specified dogs (except those already licensed) are not allowed into Singapore for sale, visit or stay. | official |
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| Singapore | Insurance requiredPart 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. | official |
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| Brazil, São Paulo (state) | Muzzle and leash requiredLei 11.531/2003: listed breeds must be walked with collar and leash, with short leash, choke collar and muzzle for breeds named in the regulation; owners must prevent escape. | official |
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| Argentina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Insurance requiredLey 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. | official |
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| Malaysia | Import bannedDepartment of Veterinary Services Malaysia: these breeds and their crosses are banned from import (as published on the Australian government MICoR page for Malaysia). | official |
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| Liechtenstein | Permit requiredThese breeds, Pitbull type dogs, crosses with them and look-alike dogs whose breed cannot be proven otherwise are treated as potentially dangerous. A keeping permit, an expertise exam and a clean record are needed before acquiring one, and they must be leashed and muzzled outside fenced property unless exempted after a social compatibility test. Breed list from Art. 3 of the Hundeverordnung (LR 455.11), version in force since 1 January 2019. | official |
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| Malta | BannedSince 13 December 2024 it is illegal to breed, advertise or sell non-pedigree bully-type dogs of these breeds or their crosses, or to keep ones born after that date. Pedigree dogs with recognised kennel club registration are allowed, and existing non-pedigree dogs may be kept if they were microchipped and registered before 13 December 2024. Dogs brought from another EU country that the keeper has had for at least six months are exempt if registered within 30 days of entry. | official |
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