| United Kingdom, England and Wales | InterzisDangerous 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. | oficial |
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| United Kingdom, England and Wales | Botniță și lesă obligatoriiExempted 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. | oficial |
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| United Kingdom, Scotland | InterzisSame 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). | oficial |
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| United Kingdom, Northern Ireland | InterzisDogs (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. | oficial |
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| Germany, Baden-Württemberg | RestricționatPolVOgH list 2: dangerousness assumed only if indications exist; authorities may impose conditions. | oficial |
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| Germany, Bayern | RestricționatKategorie 2: presumed fighting dogs unless a Negativzeugnis (negative certificate after temperament test) is obtained for the individual dog. | oficial |
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| Germany, Hamburg | RestricționatSecond Hamburg list: presumed dangerous unless a Wesenstest proves otherwise. | oficial |
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| Germany, Hessen | RestricționatHundeVO 2003 (amended 2022): one list of presumed dangerous breeds; keeping needs a permit, Wesenstest, Sachkunde, liability insurance, muzzle and leash. | oficial |
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| Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen | RestricționatLHundG 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. | oficial |
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| Denmark | InterzisHundeloven §1a: possession and breeding of these 13 breeds and any cross containing them is prohibited (since 2010); commercial import is banned. | sursă |
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| Denmark | Import interzisHundeloven §1a stk. 3: commercial import of the listed dogs and their crosses is prohibited; consolidated act LBK nr 329 af 02/03/2021. | oficial |
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| Norway | InterzisHundeforskriften 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. | oficial |
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| Lithuania | RestricționatDangerous 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. | sursă |
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| Poland | Permis obligatoriuRozporzadzenie MSWiA of 28 April 2003 (Dz.U. 2003 nr 77 poz. 687) under art. 10 of the Animal Protection Act: keeping or breeding these 11 breeds requires a permit from the municipality; the permit is refused or withdrawn if the dog is kept in a way that endangers people or animals. | oficial |
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| Switzerland, Genève | InterzisRChiens 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. | oficial |
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| Switzerland, Valais | InterzisConseil 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. | sursă |
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| Switzerland, Ticino | Permis obligatoriuRegolamento 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. | sursă |
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| Switzerland, Other cantons | Permis obligatoriuPermit (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. | sursă |
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| Austria, Wien | Permis obligatoriuWiener 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. | oficial |
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| Austria, Niederösterreich | RestricționatNOe Hundehaltegesetz §2: 'Hunde mit erhoehtem Gefaehrdungspotential' must be notified to the municipality, extended Sachkunde, muzzle and leash in built-up areas, transport, schools and parks. | oficial |
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| Austria, Oberösterreich | RestricționatOOe Hundehaltegesetz (new rules from 1 Dec 2024): 'spezielle Hunde' are treated as large dogs regardless of size, must pass an Alltagstauglichkeitspruefung and are under leash and muzzle duty in public places. | sursă |
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| Austria, Vorarlberg | Permis obligatoriuVorarlberg: 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). | sursă |
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| Spain | Permis obligatoriuReal 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. | oficial |
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| Portugal | Permis obligatoriuPortaria 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. | oficial |
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| Romania | Botniță și lesă obligatoriiOUG 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. | sursă |
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| Iceland | Import interzisMAST (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. | oficial |
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| Turkey | InterzisLaw 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. | sursă |
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| Ukraine | Asigurare obligatorieCabinet of Ministers resolution 'Deiaki pytannia shchodo nebezpechnykh porid sobak' (10 Nov 2021) lists 51 breeds and their mixes as dangerous: owners must hold compulsory liability insurance when registering, and use a leash and muzzle where the dog may endanger people. | oficial |
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| Australia | Import interzisCustoms (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956: import of these five breeds into Australia is prohibited. | oficial |
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| Australia, Queensland | RestricționatAnimal 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. | oficial |
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| Australia, Victoria | RestricționatDomestic 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. | oficial |
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| New Zealand | Import interzisDog Control Act 1996 s 30A and Schedule 4: importing a dog wholly or predominantly of these breeds or type is prohibited. | oficial |
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| New Zealand | Botniță și lesă obligatoriiDogs 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. | oficial |
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| Singapore | Import interzisAVS: Part 1 specified dogs (except those already licensed) are not allowed into Singapore for sale, visit or stay. | oficial |
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| Singapore | Asigurare obligatoriePart 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. | oficial |
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| United Arab Emirates | InterzisFederal 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. | oficial |
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| Argentina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | Asigurare obligatorieLey 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. | oficial |
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| Israel | RestricționatRegulations 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. | sursă |
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| Malaysia | Import interzisDepartment of Veterinary Services Malaysia: these breeds and their crosses are banned from import (as published on the Australian government MICoR page for Malaysia). | oficial |
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| Cyprus | InterzisImporting, 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. | oficial |
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| Liechtenstein | Permis obligatoriuThese 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. | oficial |
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| Malta | InterzisFrom 2024 it is illegal to breed, advertise or sell non-pedigree bully-type dogs of these breeds or crosses, or to keep ones born after the rules apply. Pedigree dogs from registered kennel club breeders are allowed, and existing chipped and registered dogs may be kept. Start date is given as 6 Dec 2024 by the legislation site and 13 Dec 2024 by the Commissioner, and the text says four months after publication, so confirm the exact date. | oficial |
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