Banned dog breeds in Austria: there is no national list

The question assumes a national answer that does not exist. Animal-keeping law in Austria sits with the Länder, so the breeds treated as high-risk, and the duties that follow, are set province by province.

That matters more than it sounds. A dog needing a licence and a muzzle in Vienna may face a different regime in Lower Austria, which has its own Hundehaltegesetz. A move between provinces is a change of law, not just a change of address.

What follows is Vienna's regime, because it is where most new arrivals land. Check your own Land before you rely on any of it.

The City of Vienna names these as Listenhunde — and the leaflet is explicit that crosses count too, "und Mischlinge daraus":

• Bullterrier
• Staffordshire Bullterrier
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Mastino Napoletano
• Mastín Español
• Fila Brasileiro
• Mastiff and Bullmastiff
• Tosa Inu
• Pitbullterrier
• Rottweiler
• Dogo Argentino

Be careful with secondary summaries here. Several put Vienna's list at six breeds. The city's own document lists eleven, and the difference includes the mastiff group that an owner relocating with a Mastino or a Fila would very much want to know about.

Source: Stadt Wien MA 60, Sie haben einen Listenhund!

Keeping a Listenhund in Vienna requires a Hundeführschein — a dog licence obtained by passing a test — and registration brings a specific set of documents with it.

One of them is the insurance, and the figure is exact: "Nachweis einer gültigen Haftpflichtversicherung mit einer Versicherungssumme von mindestens 725.000 Euro" — proof of valid liability cover with a sum insured of at least €725,000, submitted as a copy of the policy.

Alongside it: photo identification, a Strafregisterbescheinigung no older than three months, and proof that the dog tax has been paid. Listed dogs must also be leashed and muzzled in public.

As everywhere on this page, that policy is animal liability cover. It is a separate market from the health insurance we introduce, and holding one says nothing about the other.

Source: Stadt Wien MA 60, Listenhunde — registration requirements

To be clear about scope: we do not arrange pet transport, import permits or animal liability cover. We are an insurance introducer for international health and life cover for people.

What we can do is the human side of the same move — health cover that meets the rule your route sets out, cited and dated on the country hub. Pre-existing conditions are excluded and cover is governed by the Regency Assurance policy wording.