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The following breeds are either regulated, restricted or banned and are categorized by country/region where breed-specific laws take place. See understand-a-bull.com for a list of where breed-specific laws take place and in what cities / states of the United States as well as what breeds and breed-types are affected.
Please understand that, in most, if not, all cases concerning breed bans/restrictions, mixes of these breeds and dogs that physically resemble these breeds are also targeted. Understand that while many "breeds" of dogs may closely resemble targeted breeds or have derived from established breeds which are a target of breed-specific laws, unless they are an officially established purebred breed of dog recognized by a major kennel then they will not be listed here or recognized by stopBSL as a targeted breed.
Each breed name is a clickable link, if clicked it will take you to a page with information on that particular breed. Some of these breeds have alternative names, which are listed in italics.
This list has been put together and created from scratch by the administrators of stopBSL, with most credit going to founder sassawj & co-founder t3hsilentone, this list is 99% accurate (because we cannot claim that it is 100% without risk) and always kept up to date with current breed bans around the world; no other anti-BSL group on DeviantART or organization on the internet will provide you with such accuracy.
It is important for our members as well as all dog owners to understand that our list here is the most accurate and reliable that we know of, and please be aware that the so-called "75 Banned / Restricted Breeds" list that has been floating around the internet for several years is 100% fake, yet it continues to shock and appall countless dog owners everywhere; please do not be fooled into actually believing that the Labrador Retriever, Fox Terrier and French Bulldog, just to name a few, are truly subject to breed-specific legislation, nowhere are those breeds restricted or banned. As previously stated, our list of targeted breeds is the most accurate and reliable list you will find on the internet as well as anywhere else.
Understand that this list © copyright to the administrators of stopBSL who have worked very hard to put this list together, anyone is welcome to link directly to this list if need be but please do not copy or reproduce this list in any way without our permission.
United States
The following breeds are either banned or restricted in cities all across the United States; the breed-specific laws vary from state to state and city to city, including discrimination in policies for rentals and apartments. For a list of what states and cities in the United States have breed-specific legislation - BSL Locations in the USA @ www.understand-a-bull.com
• Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
• Alaskan Husky - (a breed-type / mix related to the Siberian Husky, bred for sledding)
• Alaskan Malamute
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Anatolian Shepherd - Karabash
• Bandog - Bandogge
• Belgian Malinois - Belgian Shepherd Malinois, Malinois
• Belgian Sheepdog - Belgian Groenendael
• Belgian Shepherd Dog - Belgian Tervuren
• Boerboel - African Boerboel, South-African Boerboel
• Boxer
• Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier - English Bull Terrier
• Bullmastiff
• Cane Corso - Cane Corso Italiano, Italian Mastiff
• Caucasian Ovcharka - Caucasian Shepherd Dog
• Central Asian Ovcharka & Central Asian Shepherd Dog
• Chinese Shar Pei - Shar Pei
• Chow Chow
• Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Dogue De Bordeaux - French Mastiff, Bordeaux Mastiff
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• German Shepherd Dog - Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund, German Shepherd
• Great Dane - German Mastiff
• Mastiff - English Mastiff
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Perro de Presa Canario - Canary Dog, Presa Canario
• Perro de Presa Mallorquin - Ca de Bou, Dogo Mallorquin, Mallorquin Bulldog
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Rottweiler
• Saint Bernard - Alpine Mastiff, Bernhardiner, Saint Barnhardshund
• Siberian Husky
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Canada
The following breeds are either banned or restricted, which varies in each province of Canada
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Perro de Presa Canario - Canary Dog, Presa Canario
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Rottweiler
United Kingdom
The following breeds are banned in the United Kingdom
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Australia
The following breeds are restricted in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia & Western Australia, Tasmania
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
• Perro de Presa Mallorquin - Ca de Bou, Dogo Mallorquin, Mallorquin Bulldog
• Perro de Presa Canario - Canary Dog, Presa Canario
Bermuda
The following breeds are banned in Bermuda
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Boerboel - African Boerboel, South-African Boerboel
• Broholmer
• Bullmastiff
• Cane Corso - Cane Corso Italiano, Italian Mastiff
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Dogue De Bordeaux - French Mastiff, Bordeaux Mastiff
• Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier - English Bull Terrier
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Perro de Presa Canario - Canary Dog, Presa Canario
• Perro de Presa Mallorquin - Ca de Bou, Dogo Mallorquin, Mallorquin Bulldog
• Rottweiler
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Denmark
The following breeds are banned in Denmark
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• Anatolian Shepherd - Karabash
• Boerboel - African Boerboel, South-African Boerboel
• Central Asian Ovcharka & Central Asian Shepherd Dog
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Kangal Dog
• Tornjak - Bosnian and Herzegovinian Shepherd Dog
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
• Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog - Sarplaninac, Illyrian Sheepdog
Germany
The following breeds are targeted in states of Germany that have adopted breed-specific legislation
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier - English Bull Terrier
• Caucasian Ovcharka - Caucasian Shepherd Dog
• Bullmastiff
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Dogue De Bordeaux - French Mastiff, Bordeaux Mastiff
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Kangal Dog
• Mastiff - English Mastiff
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Rottweiler
• Spanish Mastiff - Mastin Espanol
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Ireland
The following breeds are restricted in the Republic of Ireland
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Bandog - Bandogge
• Bullmastiff
• Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier - English Bull Terrier
• Doberman Pinscher
• German Shepherd Dog - Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund, German Shepherd
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Rottweiler
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Italy
The following breeds are restricted in Italy
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Anatolian Shepherd - Karabash
• Bullmastiff
• Caucasian Ovcharka
• Central Asian Ovcharka & Central Asian Shepherd Dog
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Estrela Mountain Dog - Portuguese Shepherd, Cão da Serra da Estrela
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• German Shepherd Dog - Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund, German Shepherd
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Perro de Presa Canario - Canary Dog, Presa Canario
• Perro de Presa Mallorquin - Ca de Bou, Dogo Mallorquin, Mallorquin Bulldog
• Rafeiro do Alentejo - Portuguese Mastiff
• Rottweiler
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
• Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog - Sarplaninac, Illyrian Sheepdog
Lithuania
The following breeds are banned in Lithuania
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Bandog - Bandogge
• Caucasian Ovcharka - Caucasian Shepherd Dog
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Kangal Dog
• South Russian Shepherd - Ukrainian Ovcharka, South Russian Sheepdog, South Russian Ovcharka
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Malaysia
The following breeds are banned in Malaysia
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• East-European Shepherd - Russian German Shepherd, Vostochnoevropejskaya Ovcharka
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
New Zealand
The following breeds are restricted in New Zealand
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Norway
The following breeds are restricted in Norway
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Portugal
The following breeds are banned in Portugal
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• Rottweiler
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Puerto Rico
The following breeds are banned in Puerto Rico
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Singapore
The following breeds are banned or restricted in Singapore
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• American Bulldog - Old Country Bulldog
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Belgian Malinois - Belgian Shepherd Malinois, Malinois
• Boerboel - African Boerboel, South-African Boerboel
• Bullmastiff
• Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier - English Bull Terrier
• Cane Corso - Cane Corso Italiano, Italian Mastiff
• Doberman Pinscher
• Dogue De Bordeaux - French Mastiff, Bordeaux Mastiff
• Dogo Argentino - Argentinian Mastiff, Argentine Dogo
• East-European Shepherd - Russian German Shepherd, Vostochnoevropejskaya Ovcharka
• Fila Brasileiro - Brazilian Mastiff, Brazilian Molosser
• German Shepherd Dog - Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund, German Shepherd
• Mastiff - English Mastiff
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Perro de Presa Canario - Canary Dog, Presa Canario
• Rottweiler
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Tosa Inu - Japanese/Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Ken
Spain
The following breeds are restricted in Spain
• American Akita & Japanese Akita - Akita Inu
• Dogue De Bordeaux - French Mastiff, Bordeaux Mastiff
• German Shepherd Dog - Alsatian, Deutscher Schaferhund, German Shepherd
• Rottweiler
Switzerland
The following breeds are targeted in states of Switzerland that have adopted breed-specific legislation
• American Pit Bull Terrier - Pit Bull, Pit Bull Terrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier - English Bull Terrier
• Doberman Pinscher
• Mastiff - English Mastiff
• Rottweiler
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier - English Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Various
The following breeds are included due to the similarities in appearance they have with other breeds that are commonly targeted by breed-specific legislation and often subject to other forms of discrimination but sometimes would otherwise not be included on a list of banned or restricted breeds due to being less common in certain countries, regions and cities around the world; in countries / regions where these breeds are prevalent, then they are most likely to be targeted
• Bully Kutta - Alangu Mastiff, Pakistani Mastiff, Sindhi Mastiff
• Dutch Shepherd - Hollandse Herdershond
• Saarloos Wolfdog - Saarlooswolfhond
• Swiss White Shepherd - White Shepherd Dog, White German Shepherd Dog, American White Shepherd, Berger Blanc Swiss, Berger Blanc Suisse
• Uruguayan Cimarron - Cimarron Uruguayo, Perro Gaucho, Perro Criollo
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