Dogs in Denmark: rules, tax and travel
Not researched in depth: Danish official pages could not be reached in this pass, so only the EU travel base is given.
Not confirmed.
Breed rules
| Where | Rule | Breeds and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Whole country | Banned | American Pit Bull Terrier, Tosa, American Staffordshire Terrier, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American Bulldog, Boerboel, Kangal Shepherd Dog, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, South Russian Ovcharka, Tornjak, Šarplaninac, krydsninger hvori de naevnte hunde indgaar (crosses) Hundeloven §1a: possession and breeding of these 13 breeds and any cross containing them is prohibited (since 2010); commercial import is banned. [1] |
| Whole country | Import banned | American Pit Bull Terrier, Tosa, American Staffordshire Terrier, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, American Bulldog, Boerboel, Kangal Shepherd Dog, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, South Russian Ovcharka, Tornjak, Šarplaninac, krydsninger hvori de naevnte hunde indgaar (crosses) Hundeloven §1a stk. 3: commercial import of the listed dogs and their crosses is prohibited; consolidated act LBK nr 329 af 02/03/2021. [2] |
Travelling to Denmark with a dog
Non-commercial moves follow Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 with a maximum of five dogs, cats or ferrets.[3]
Not confirmed yet: Registration, Microchip, Dog tax, Licence or owner test, Liability insurance, Leash and muzzle, From outside the EU, Rabies antibody test, Tapeworm treatment, Quarantine. We only show what an official or named source states.
Laws change: this is general information, not legal advice. The authority linked on each line has the final word.
Sources
- danskelove.dk/hundeloven/1a (secondary source)
- retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2021/329 (official)
- food.ec.europa.eu/animals/movement-pets/eu-legislation_en (official)