[Avodah] Assur to own...

[Michael Kopinsky]

I remember hearing somewhere that the only three things that are assur to
own are chometz b'pesach, avodah zarah, and dishonest weights.

Is this true?

The two counterexamples that people have mentioned are
a) sefarim chitzonim, and
b) dangerous dogs.

As for a), I'm not sure that there's an issur of owning at all. We say that
certain things should be burned (e.g. sefer torah shekasvo min, IIANM), but
I don't recall seeing the word issur used in that context.  (Then again, I
haven't learned much of the topic...) I don't think dangerous dogs are a
counterexample either, since the dog itself is not actually assur b'etzem,
it's just that you're not allowed to create a dangerous situation. Owning a
dangerous dog is no different from owning a house with a usable roof and no
fence.

KT,
Michael
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