AMERICAN bully XL dogs in England and Wales must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public now that a new law has come into effect reports the BBC.
Breeding, selling or abandoning them is also illegal as of New Year’s Eve.
Owners who want to keep their bully XL after an outright ban comes into effect on 1 February 2024 have until midnight to apply to do so.
The curbs follow a number of attacks, but campaigners insist banning the breed is not the answer.
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said the government had met a pledge to take “quick and decisive action” following a series of attacks, with one man dying after being attacked by an American bully XL this year.
The breed has been added to the list of dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
To get a Certificate of Exemption, allowing owners to keep their bully XLs, they need to get insurance, neuter their dog, and pay a fee of £92.40.
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