Restricted Dogs

What is a restricted dog?

In NSW, a restricted dog is one of the following:

• American pitbull terrier or Pitbull terrier
• Japanese tosa
• dogo Argentino (Argentinean fighting dog)
• fila Brasiliero (Brazilian fighting dog)
• Any other dog of a breed, kind or description, whose importation into Australia is prohibited by, or under, the Customs Act 1901 of the Commonwealth (Perro de Presa Canario or Presa Canario)
• Any dog declared by an authorised officer of a council, under division 6 of the Companion Animals Act 1998, to be a restricted dog.

If you own a restricted dog and it attacks or injures a person or an animal (other than vermin) without being provoked, you must report it to your local council within 24 hours of the attack or injury.