New Jersey Animal Guidelines
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New Jersey Animal Guidelines: Any of the following animals owned, kept by, in the care, custody or control of any occupants of the home are ineligible: 1. Any animal deemed dangerous, vicious or potentially dangerous under state statute. 2. Any exotic animal, wild or zoo animals (including but not limited to reptiles, primates, exotic cats and fowl). 3. Any of the following dogs: • Akita Inu • German Shepherd • Alaskan Malamute • Giant Schnauzer • American Bull Dog • Great Dane • American Eskimo Dog (member of the • Gull Dong (aka Pakistani Bull Dog) Spitz Family) • American Staffordshire Terrier • Gull terrier • American Put Bull Terrier • Husky or Siberian Husky • Beauceron • Japanese Tosa/Tosa Inu/Tosa Ken • Boerboel • Korean Jindo • Bull Mastiff/American Bandogge/Bully • Perro de Presa Canario Kutta (any other Mastiff breed) • Cane Corso • Perro de Presa Mallorquin • Caucasian Ovcharka (Mountain Dog) • “Pit Bull” • Chow Chow • Rottweiler • Doberman Pinsher (other than a • Rhodesian Ridgeback miniature Doberman • Dogo Argentino • Staffordshire Bull Terrier • English Bull Terrier • Thai Ridgeback • Fila Brasileiro (aka Brazilian Mastiff) • Wolf or Wolf Hybrid Or any mixed breed dog containing any of the aforementioned breeds. 4. A dog that has been trained as and/or used as a guard dog or attack dog. 5. A dog that has been trained or used by the military or police for enforcing public order by chasing and holding suspects by the threat of being released, either by direct apprehension or a method known as “Bark and Hold”. 6. A dog belonging to a breed that was historically bred for fighting. 7. A dog that has bitten anyone or has exhibited aggressive behavior towards people. .