Leash rules: Brandenburg
Where do dogs have to be on a leash? This is what the official source says for Brandenburg, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026
Summary
At certain places, dangerous dogs
The rule
All dogs must be on a leash, among other places, at gatherings and events, in crowds of people, on public transport, on sports grounds, campsites and green spaces, and in apartment buildings on access paths and in stairwells (§ 3 HundehV); the leash must allow safe control of the dog. Outside their own enclosed property, dangerous dogs must always be led on a leash of at most two metres and wear a muzzle (§ 9 Abs. 2).
Open points
Complete list of places in § 3 read only via the administrative regulation, not in the text of the ordinance.
Source
checked on 28 October 2026
Leash rules in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
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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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