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XL Bully Ban Regulations

Date: 10 Jan 2025

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XL Bully Ban Regulations

The Minister for Rural & Community Development introduced new regulations under the Control of Dogs Act on 1st October, 2024 in relation to XL Bully type dogs.  The regulations will prohibit the ownership, keeping, purchase, disposal, abandonment, allowing to stray, breeding or importation of XL Bully type dogs after 1st February, 2025.

After the 1st October, 2024 anyone who currently owns an XL Bully type dog has 2 choices:

  1. If they do not wish to keep their dog, they will be able to surrender the dog to their local authority Dog Warden service where the dog will be euthanised in a humane manner.
  2. If they wish to keep their dog, they will have until the 1st February 2025 to apply for a Certificate of Exemption which will allow them to keep their dog until the end of its natural life, provided they continue to meet the relevant criteria required to obtain the Certificate of Exemption.

Application Forms and information on applying for a Certificate of Exemption is available here


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