Dog care and control

Banned dogs

Under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 you must not own, sell, breed, give away or exchange five breeds of dog:

Pit Bull Terrier type
Japanese Tosa
Dogo Argentino
Fila Braziliero
XL Bully type

Find out more about banned dogs on the Government's website

Penalties for owners

If you own or keep a banned dog and are prosecuted, you could face an unlimited fine, a prison sentence, banned from owning or looking after a dog and your dog could be euthanized

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Report a banned dog

The police or an authorised council officer will investigate and can take a dog if they think it is a banned type. If the owner does not agree it is a banned type, they will have to prove that it is not.

Telephone: 020 8586 9739