Listed breeds: Lower Saxony
Is there a breed list, and which breeds are on it? This is what the official source says for Lower Saxony, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026
Summary
No breed list
The rule
Lower Saxony does without blanket breed lists; instead, the law focuses on training the owners.
Open points
How a dog is established as dangerous in an individual case and which permit is then required is not stated on the page.
Source
checked on 28 October 2026
Listed breeds in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
Dog rules Lower Saxony: all six topicsListed breeds in all federal states
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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