Leash rules: Thuringia
Where do dogs have to be on a leash? This is what the official source says for Thuringia, with the date checked.
sourcedchecked on 28 October 2026
Summary
Dangerous dogs
The rule
Outside the owner's enclosed property or home, dangerous dogs must be led on a leash of at most two metres and wear a muzzle or an equally effective device there (§ 12 Abs. 4 and 5 ThürTierGefG; no muzzle until the end of the sixth month of life). Anyone leading a dangerous dog may not take any other dogs along (§ 12 Abs. 2). The general rules for all dogs (§ 2) contain no leash requirement.
More details from the source
- Exceptions
- No leash requirement in marked, fenced dog exercise areas if any danger to others is ruled out (§ 12 Abs. 4).
- Muzzle
- Dangerous dogs: muzzle or equally effective device outside the enclosed property or home (§ 12 Abs. 5).
Open points
No consolidated version read (the state law portal cannot be retrieved as text); read: the 2011 Act and the 2018 amending Act in the Law and Ordinance Gazette. Later amendments not checked. § 12 and § 2 Abs. 1 to 4 were not amended in 2018. Leash rules of the municipalities (local law) not checked.
Source
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checked on 28 October 2026
Leash rules in the other federal states
- Baden-Württemberg
- Bavaria
- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Lower Saxony
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saarland
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Schleswig-Holstein
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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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