| Ireland | Muzzle and leash requiredControl of Dogs Regulations 1998: restricted breeds (and their crosses) must be muzzled in public, on a strong lead of max 2 m, held by a person over 16, with a collar showing the owner's name and address. | official |
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| Germany | Import bannedFederal HundVerbrEinfG (2001): Pitbull-Terrier, American Staffordshire-Terrier, Staffordshire-Bullterrier, Bullterrier and their crosses may not be imported or brought into Germany; keeping rules are set by each Land. | official |
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| Germany, Baden-Württemberg | RestrictedPolVOgH 2000: Kampfhunde list 1, dangerousness presumed; keeping needs a permit, muzzle and leash in public, unless a Wesenstest (temperament test) rebuts the presumption. | source |
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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, Berlin | RestrictedHundegesetz Berlin 2016: Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and Bull Terrier and their crosses count as dangerous. Keeping one must be reported to the veterinary office without delay, breeding them is banned, and outside a secure property they need a bite-proof muzzle from seven months of age and a leash at all times. | source |
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| Germany, Bremen | BannedBremHundeG 2025 (replacing the 2001 law), section 7: Pit Bull Terrier, Bullterrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and Staffordshire Bullterrier and their crosses are dangerous dogs. Breeding, trading and acquiring them is banned, and keeping one is banned unless an exception permit is granted after a passed temperament test. | source |
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| Germany, Hamburg | RestrictedHamburgisches Hundegesetz: these four breeds are irrebuttably dangerous; keeping needs a permit, muzzle and leash in public. | official |
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| Germany, Hessen | RestrictedHundeVO 2003 (amended 2022): one list of presumed dangerous breeds; keeping needs a permit, Wesenstest, Sachkunde, liability insurance, muzzle and leash. | official |
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| Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen | RestrictedLHundG NRW §3 gefährliche Hunde: permit, Sachkunde before the official vet, criminal record check, liability insurance, microchip, leash and muzzle outside fenced property. | official |
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| Germany, Sachsen | RestrictedGefHundG Sachsen 2000: presumed dangerous, rebuttable by official behavioural assessment; permit, muzzle and leash otherwise. | source |
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| Germany, Sachsen-Anhalt | RestrictedHundeG LSA 2009: dogs that may not be imported under the federal HundVerbrEinfG are presumed dangerous; keeping must be notified and needs a Wesenstest, insurance, leash and muzzle. | source |
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| Switzerland, Zürich | BannedHundeverordnung §5 Rassetypenliste II (the canton says the list is not complete): breeding, keeping, buying and bringing these types into the canton is prohibited. Rottweilers registered in the canton before 1 Jan 2025 may be kept only with a Haltebewilligung after a temperament test (applications by 30 June 2025). Visitors may stay up to 30 days a year with leash and muzzle in public. | 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, Niederösterreich | RestrictedNOe 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. | official |
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| Austria, Oberösterreich | RestrictedOOe 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. | source |
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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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| Croatia | Permit requiredPedigree bull-type terriers (HKS/FCI) are allowed only from controlled breeding, with owner conditions and a socialisation test (art. 8). | official |
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| Ukraine | Insurance requiredCabinet 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. | official |
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| Singapore | Insurance requiredPart 2 licensing conditions: leashed and muzzled in public, insurance of at least 100,000 SGD, 2,000 SGD banker's guarantee, obedience training. | 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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| Israel | RestrictedRegulations 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. | source |
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| Malaysia | RestrictedRestricted breeds may be imported only with prior written approval of the MAQIS Director General before the DVS import permit. | official |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Permit requiredBull-type dogs from controlled breeding (Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, bull terrier, mini bull terrier) need a pedigree from the Kennel Club of BiH (KS BiH) or a kennel club of an FCI member country and must pass the socialisation test (Art. 8(1) and (2)). Bull-type dogs without such a pedigree count as pit bull terriers and fall under the dangerous dog rules (Art. 8(4)). | official |
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| Belarus | RestrictedAnnex to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Resolution No. 40 of 12 Dec 2001 lists 40 potentially dangerous breeds (Russian names as in the FAOLEX copy, English in brackets). Importing them needs permission from the Main Veterinary Directorate, and owners must complete a special course at a dog club within three months. The Law of 1 April 2024 No. 361-Z on responsible treatment of animals replaced the term with 'dogs requiring special owner responsibility'; a new list is in a draft Council of Ministers resolution not yet adopted as of Aug 2026, so the status of the 2001 list is uncertain. | 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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