Listed breeds

Listed breeds: Bavaria

Is there a breed list, and which breeds are on it? This is what the official source says for Bavaria, with the date checked.

sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026

Summary

Breed list with 19 breeds

The rule

Fighting dogs require a permit from the municipality (Art. 37 LStVG). Which dogs count as fighting dogs is set out in the Ordinance on Dogs with Increased Aggressiveness and Dangerousness in two groups, each including their crossbreeds: for Pit Bull, Bandog, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Tosa Inu, the status of fighting dog is always presumed (category 1, § 1 Abs. 1). For Alano, American Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Bull Terrier, Cane Corso, Dog Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Mastin Espanol, Mastino Napoletano, Perro de Presa Canario (Dogo Canario), Perro de Presa Mallorquin and Rottweiler, it is presumed as long as it has not been proven to the authority for the individual dog that it shows no increased aggressiveness and dangerousness towards people or animals (category 2, § 1 Abs. 2); with this certificate of non-dangerousness (Negativzeugnis), the permit requirement and the breeding ban no longer apply. Regardless of breed, training for increased aggressiveness can make a dog a fighting dog in an individual case (§ 1 Abs. 3).

More details from the source

Conditions: Permit from the municipality: legitimate interest, no doubts about reliability, no dangers to life, health, property or possession; the municipality can require special liability insurance (Art. 37 Abs. 2 LStVG).
Breeds on the list: Pit-Bull
Bandog
American Staffordshire Terrier
Staffordshire Bullterrier
Tosa-Inu
Alano
American Bulldog
Bullmastiff
Bullterrier
Cane Corso
Dog Argentino
Dogue de Bordeaux
Fila Brasileiro
Mastiff
Mastin Espanol
Mastino Napoletano
Perro de Presa Canario (Dogo Canario)
Perro de Presa Mallorquin
Rottweiler

Open points

Implementation notes (VollzBekLStVG No. 37) not read; whether breeds or crossbreeds not named are covered in individual cases not checked.

Source

Verordnung über Hunde mit gesteigerter Aggressivität und Gefährlichkeit vom 10. Juli 1992 (GVBl. S. 268, BayRS 2011-2-7-I), geändert durch Verordnung vom 4. September 2002; text in force from 01.11.2002, gesetze-bayern.de

More sources

checked on 28 October 2026

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No guarantee

As of: 28 October 2026. The official text alone is authoritative. Source and date checked per row.

Not legal advice. We summarise the rules in plain language. This is a guide and does not replace information from the competent authority.

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