A: Various breeds have been or currently are targeted by BSL. In the United States, jurisdictions have either banned or put discriminatory restrictions on one or all of the following (please note that names in quotes are not recognized breeds of dogs by the American Kennel Club or the United Kennel Club, yet they appear in municipal legislation as written):
Akita, “Alapaha Blue Blood Bull dog,” Alaskan Malamute, “Alsatian,” “Alsatian Wolf Dog,” “American Bandogge,” American Bulldog, American Bully, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, “Aussie Bull Dog,” Belgian Malinois, “Banter Bull Dog,” Boerboel, Bullmastiff, Bull Terrier, “Ca de Bou,” “Canary Dog," Cane Corso, “Catahoula Bull Dog,” Chihuahua, Chow Chow, Dalmatian, “Deerhound,” Doberman Pinscher, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, “Dorset Olde Tyme Bull Dog,” English Bulldog, “Fila Brasileiro,” French Bulldog, German Shepherd Dog, Great Dane, Kuvasz, “Malamute,” Mastiff, Miniature Bull Terrier, Neapolitan Mastiff, “Olde Boston Bull Dog,” “Old Country Bulldog," “Pit bull,” “Pit bull terrier,” Perro de Presa Canario, “Presa Mallorquin,” Rhodesian Ridgeback, Rottweiler, Shar Pei, Siberian Husky, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, “Tosa Inu,” “Victorian Bull Dog,” “Valley Bull Dog,” “Wolfhound.” These ordinances also target dogs suspected of being mixes of one or more of the named breeds.