Dog laws

The parliamentary laws on keeping dogs in some German countries , in some Austrian countries , in most of the Swiss cantons and in Liechtenstein are referred to as the dog law. They impose duties on the dog owner that are intended to exclude dangers to humans and animals, in particular from dog bites . Corresponding regulations are made in other countries at the sub-statutory level, mostly in the form of hazard prevention ordinances. In Germany there is also a parliamentary law on the federal level, the Dog Movement and Import Restriction Act , which prohibits the introduction of certain dog breeds from abroad.

history

There were rules for keeping dogs from an early age. The Meiers or bailiffs were often asked to keep or breed hunting dogs for the rulership. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, in parts of Germany, the bludgeoning of free-range dogs was required to protect game . Most of today's German dog laws have been passed since 2000. The federal states reacted to the death of a 6-year-old boy who was attacked and killed by two dogs in a schoolyard.

Systematics

The dog laws impose special obligations on dog owners, mostly leash or muzzle obligations . These obligations do not apply in general in many federal states, but are often limited to dangerous dogs. A dog is classified as dangerous on the one hand based on a so-called breed list , which classifies certain dog breeds as generally dangerous, on the other hand, on a case-by-case basis, according to whether the dog has already bitten a person or an animal or chased and torn an animal or a person in a dangerous manner has jumped or has shown otherwise dangerous behavior. The obligations imposed on dog owners are not conclusively regulated in the dog laws. Rather, the other regulations pertaining to animal owners also apply to them, for example on animal welfare or animal carcass disposal . In the form of municipal statutes , pet owners are often also required to dispose of excrement in public traffic areas.

Legal bases

Notice of leash obligation in a green area

Germany

The enactment of dog laws falls into the area of hazard prevention , for which the federal government lacks legislative competence . Rather, the federal states according to Article 70, Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law creates its own regulations at their discretion, which leads to the different design of the dog laws in the individual countries. Sun knows Hamburg Although a Anleinpflicht , however, exceptions applies to the on shared roads, paths and lawns for obedient dogs tested. Other countries, however, have regulations on the length of the dog leash.

Dog laws currently exist in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia , Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia .

Austria

In Austria, the federal states of Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna have created their own dog laws. On the other hand, Salzburg and Tyrol have included corresponding regulations in their general police laws. In Vorarlberg there are no legal regulations within the meaning of a dog law; instead, relevant issues have been settled in the form of an ordinance .

In Vienna there has been an alcohol ban for dog walkers since 2019 (Section 5a, Paragraph 14 of the Vienna Animal Husbandry Act).

Switzerland

The following cantons have enacted laws that regulate the keeping of dogs and the levying of a dog tax (also known as "dog tax"): Aargau , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Appenzell Innerrhoden , Basel-Stadt , Basel-Landschaft , Bern , Freiburg , Geneva , Lucerne , Neuchâtel , Nidwalden , Obwalden , Schaffhausen , Schwyz , Solothurn , St. Gallen , Ticino , Thurgau , Vaud and Zurich . In the canton of Graubünden , the provisions on keeping dogs are integrated into the veterinary law, in the cantons of Glarus and Valais in the respective animal welfare law. The cantons of Jura , Uri and Zug have no laws on dog ownership, but the former has a law on dog tax.

In some dog laws, the respective cantonal executive (government council, council of state) is given the authority to prohibit the keeping of dangerous dog breeds by ordinance or to subject them to a permit. The cantons of Aargau, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Freiburg, Geneva, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Ticino, Thurgau, Waadt, Wallis and Zurich have issued relevant provisions; For details see race list #Rasselists in Switzerland .

Liechtenstein

The Liechtenstein Law on Keeping Dogs (Dog Law) , enacted in 1992 and later amended several times, regulates the keeping and control of dogs in accordance with Article 1. Essentially, it is about the obligations of the dog owner, the expertise and social impact assessment, the reporting of incidents and measures, the dog control, the dog tax and criminal provisions.

Denmark

In Denmark, a nationwide dog law that applies to the police authority confers on an individual basis linen and muzzle obligations or the euthanasia of a dog to arrange. According to Section 6 (5), the police are obliged to order euthanasia if the dog has attacked a person or another dog and seriously injured it. Since 2014, dog owners have been able to request an expert opinion on the injury caused by the dog beforehand. The obligation to keep a leash applies regardless of a police order in the summer months on beaches and all year round in forests.

Web links

Husbandry - website of the Association for the German Dog Being
Dog Law - Website of the Animal in Law Foundation (Switzerland)

Individual evidence

[1] Law on keeping and leading dogs in Berlin (Hundegesetz - JungsG) of July 7, 2016

[2] Law on Keeping Dogs

[3] Law on the new regulation on keeping and leading dogs of January 26, 2006

[4] Law on the revision of the Lower Saxony law on keeping dogs and on the amendment of the Lower Saxony Municipal Tax Act of May 26, 2011 (Nds.GVBl. No. 11/2011 p.130)

[5] Dog Law for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landeshundegesetz - LHundG NRW)

[6] State law on dangerous dogs (LHundG) of December 22, 2004

[7] Law to protect the population from dangerous dogs (GefHundG) of August 24, 2000

[8] Dog Law (Dog Law LSA)

[9] Law on keeping dogs (DogsG)

[10] First law to amend the Thuringian law to protect the population from animal dangers. Retrieved January 2, 2019 .

[11] Lower Austrian dog ownership law of January 28, 2010

[12] Provincial law on keeping dogs (Upper Austrian Hundehaltegesetz 2002)

[13] Law on the keeping of animals (Vienna Animal Keeping Act)

[14] Salzburg State Security Act - S.LSG as amended by LGBl No. 20/2010 , section 2 there

[15] Law of July 6, 1976 regulating certain police matters (State Police Act) LGBl. 56/2007, there Section 6a

[16] Ordinance of the state government on keeping fighting dogs ( Memento of the original of July 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[17] Law on the keeping of animals (Wiener Tierhaltegesetz) RIS , accessed on February 27, 2019

[18] Dog Law of March 15, 2011

[19] Dog Law of March 23, 2015

[20] Dog Law of April 24, 2005 (PDF; 25 kB)

[21] Law on keeping dogs (Dog Law) of December 14, 2006

[22] Law on Keeping Dogs of June 22, 1995

[23] Dog Law of March 27, 2012

[24] Law on keeping dogs (HHG) of November 2, 2006

[25] Loi sur les chiens of March 18, 2011

[26] Law on Keeping Dogs of October 23, 1973

[27] Loi sur la taxe et la police des chiens of 11 February 1997

[28] Law on Keeping Dogs (Dog Law) of February 4, 2004

[29] Law on Keeping Dogs and the Dog Tax of October 21, 1979

[30] Law on keeping dogs of October 27, 2008 (PDF; 36 kB)

[31] Law on keeping dogs of June 23, 1983 (PDF; 41 kB)

[32] Law on Keeping Dogs (Dog Law) of November 7, 2006

[33] Dog Law of December 5, 1985

[34] Legge sui cani of February 19, 2008

[35] Law on keeping dogs of December 5, 1983 (PDF; 118 kB)

[36] Loi sur la police des chiens (LPolC) of October 31, 2006

[37] Dog Law of April 14, 2008 (PDF; 106 kB)

[38] Veterinary Act of August 30, 2007, Art. 64–67

[39] Introductory Act to the Animal Welfare Act and the Animal Diseases Act (Cantonal Animal Welfare and Animal Diseases Act) of May 6, 2012, Art. 26a – 33

[40] Act implementing the Federal Animal Welfare Act of November 14, 1984, Art. 28–40

[41] Loi concernant la taxe des chiens of September 26, 2001

[42] Law of April 15, 1992 on keeping dogs (Dog Act; HG)

[43] Lov om hunde as published on November 30, 2017

[44] Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries