Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill 2024-26
make provision changing the law about the offence of livestock worrying, including changes to what constitutes an offence and increased powers for investigation of suspected offences; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Aphra Brandreth.
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Last Event: Friday 5th September 2025 - 2nd reading (Lords)
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Ann Davies (PC)Tabled: 19 May 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 21 May 2025
This amendment was disagreed
Schedule, page 5, line 8, at end insert—<br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(3A)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In subsection (2), omit “(that is to say not on a lead or otherwise under close control)”.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(3B)</span><span class="sub-para-text">After subsection (2) insert—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2ZA)</span><span class="sub-para-text">For the purposes of subsection (2), a dog is “at large” unless—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">it is on a lead of a length of 1.8 metres or less, or</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">it is within sight of a person and the person—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(i)</span><span class="sub-para-text">remains aware of the dog’s actions, and</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(ii)</span><span class="sub-para-text">has reason to be confident that the dog will return to the person reliably and promptly on the person’s command.””</span></span>
Explanatory Text
<p>This amendment would change the definition of the term “at large” for the purposes of the offence under section 1 of the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953.</p>