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Feb 1, 2024 · As of 31 December 2023 it became illegal in respect of an XL Bully dog to (1) breed, or breed from it (2) sell or exchange it or advertise or expose it for such a purpose (3) give it as a gift or advertise or expose it for such a purpose (4) allow it to be in a public place without it being muzzled or on a lead or (5) abandon it or allow it to stray, by virtue of section 1(2) of the 1991 Act.
Door knocking. The biggest risk to visitors to your home is when they knock on your door or ring the bell. So, before opening the door, ensure your dog is either in another room or behind a safety gate. This means that your dog can’t get past you or have access to a potential stranger. For dog owners, a pet/safety/child gate is a must-have.
Nov 21, 2023 · Section 1 of the legislation only stipulates that a dog should be muzzled and on a lead in a public place, however you should be mindful that Section 3 of the act which applies to all breeds of dog concerns any dog dangerously out of control in a public or private place that causes injury or reasonable apprehension that it will injure a person or assistance dog, this is a strict liability ...
Dog barking can be classed as a 'statutory nuisance'. Your local authority’s environmental health department can formally ask you to stop your dog from continuing the behaviour. If you do not, they can take your dog away from you. Prolonged periods of barking can also be stressful for your dog and have an impact on their wellbeing.
- Reasonable Measures
- Community Protection Notice
- Civil Injunction
- Criminal Behaviour Order
- Public Spaces Protection Order
- Police: Dog Legislation Officer
You must only include measures that can be enforced in an order or civil injunction. These must also be reasonable for a person responsible for the dog to take. They can include: 1. microchipping - compulsory for every dog from 6 April 2016 2. restricting where a dog can go, and when, eg by putting it on a lead 3. keeping the dog on a lead 4. muzzl...
A community protection notice (CPN) orders the person responsible for the dog (usually the dog owner) to stop or control its behaviour. A CPNis usually issued to deal with minor incidents, including when a dog: 1. strays 2. causes alarm 3. damages property 4. shows it’s capable of aggression A CPNorders the responsible person to: 1. stop doing some...
A civil injunction can be issued against someone aged 10 or over who’s using, or threatening to use, a dog in antisocial behaviour, eg when intimidating someone. A civil injunction is usually issued: 1. to deal with more serious antisocial behaviour than that covered by a CPN 2. when the person responsible for the dog has previously been told to ch...
A criminal behaviour order (CBO) can be issued to anyone aged 10or over who has both: 1. been convicted of a criminal offence already 2. shown persistent and serious antisocial behaviour A CBOcan deal with a wide range of antisocial behaviour to: 1. prevent or stop it 2. deal with its causes, eg if a dog has already attacked someone and the local c...
Councils can use a public spaces protection order (PSPO) to placerestrictions on a public area, such as a park or a town centre. Restrictions can apply to either: 1. all dog owners 2. owners who meet specific conditions set out by the council Councils can make a PSPOunless they’re: 1. a parish or town council in England 2. a community council in Wa...
Every police service should have a trained dog legislation officer (DLO). If it doesn’t, it must have procedures in place so that it can access a DLO. The DLOshould be someone who is both: 1. trained in dog law 2. understands how to identify a banned dog The DLOmust be able to act as a single point of contact for anyone investigating dog-related cr...
In the most severe cases, the authorities may destroy the canine and ban the person responsible from owning a dog in the future. It can get worse: Allowing your dog to injure another person can result in a prison sentence for a period up to five (5) years, being fined, or both. Deliberately using a dog to injure someone can result in a charge ...
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The Dangerous Dog Act, 1991 is made up of two parts: Part 1. The first part of the act makes it a criminal offence to have your dog ‘dangerously out of control’ in a public space. ‘Dangerously out of control’ means if the dog causes injury to a person or an animal or a person to reasonably be scared that they will be attacked by the dog ...
