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Breed Bans & Legislation

Information about breed-specific legislation (BSL) and restrictions by country.

List countries with legislation​

Get a list of all countries that have breed-specific or characteristic-based legislation.

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY" https://api.thedogapi.com/v1/breeds/bans/countries

You can filter by animal_type=dog or animal_type=cat.

Get legislation for a country​

Returns all breed bans, restrictions, and characteristic-based legislation for a specific country.

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY" "https://api.thedogapi.com/v1/breeds/bans/country?country=DK"

Example Response​

{
    "country": {
        "iso_code": "DK",
        "name": "Denmark",
        "has_national_legislation": true,
        "legislation_level": "national"
    },
    "legislation": [
        {
            "id": 11,
            "legislation_name": "Dog Act (Hundeloven) 2010",
            "legislation_type": "breed_specific",
            "approach": "ban",
            "status": "active",
            "animal_type": "dog",
            "summary": "13 breeds banned including Pit Bull; Tosa; American Staffordshire; Fila Brasileiro; Dogo Argentino",
            "jurisdiction": null,
            "banned_breeds": [
                {
                    "breed_id": "15",
                    "breed_name": "American Pit Bull Terrier",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "247",
                    "breed_name": "Japanese Tosa",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "16",
                    "breed_name": "American Staffordshire Terrier",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "109",
                    "breed_name": "Fila Brasileiro",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "95",
                    "breed_name": "Dogo Argentino",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "48",
                    "breed_name": "Boerboel",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "70",
                    "breed_name": "Caucasian Shepherd Dog",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "414",
                    "breed_name": "Central Asian Shepherd Dog",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "596",
                    "breed_name": "Sarplaninac",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                },
                {
                    "breed_id": "273",
                    "breed_name": "Tornjak",
                    "ban_type": "complete_ban",
                    "includes_mixes": true
                }
            ],
            "characteristics": [],
            "requirements": []
        }
    ],
    "jurisdictions": []
}

Check bans for a specific breed​

Find out which countries have banned or restricted a specific breed.

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY" https://api.thedogapi.com/v1/breeds/bans/breed/{BREED_ID}

Example checking for American Pit Bull Terrier (ID: 15):

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY" https://api.thedogapi.com/v1/breeds/bans/breed/15