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Dangerous Dogs
s.1 Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
Animals
Definition
No person shall-
(a)breed, or breed from, a dog to which this section applies;
(b)sell or exchange such a dog or offer, advertise or expose such a dog for sale or exchange;
(c)make or offer to make a gift of such a dog or advertise or expose such a dog as a gift;
(d)allow such a dog of which he is the owner or of which he is for the time being in charge to be in a public place without being muzzled and kept on a lead; or
(e)abandon such a dog of which he is the owner or, being the owner or for the time being in charge of such a dog, allow it to stray.
(3)After such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint for the purposes of this subsection no person shall have any dog to which this section applies in his possession or custody except-
(a)in pursuance of the power of seizure conferred by the subsequent provisions of this Act; or
(b)in accordance with an order for its destruction made under those provisions;
but the Secretary of State shall by order make a scheme for the payment to the owners of such dogs who arrange for them to be destroyed before that day of sums specified in or determined under the scheme in respect of those dogs and the cost of their destruction.
(a)breed, or breed from, a dog to which this section applies;
(b)sell or exchange such a dog or offer, advertise or expose such a dog for sale or exchange;
(c)make or offer to make a gift of such a dog or advertise or expose such a dog as a gift;
(d)allow such a dog of which he is the owner or of which he is for the time being in charge to be in a public place without being muzzled and kept on a lead; or
(e)abandon such a dog of which he is the owner or, being the owner or for the time being in charge of such a dog, allow it to stray.
(3)After such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint for the purposes of this subsection no person shall have any dog to which this section applies in his possession or custody except-
(a)in pursuance of the power of seizure conferred by the subsequent provisions of this Act; or
(b)in accordance with an order for its destruction made under those provisions;
but the Secretary of State shall by order make a scheme for the payment to the owners of such dogs who arrange for them to be destroyed before that day of sums specified in or determined under the scheme in respect of those dogs and the cost of their destruction.
Points to Prove
- breed from/sell/exchange/make a gift of/allow in a public place without as muzzle/abandon/allow to stray
Offence Type
Case Law
Briscoe v Shattock [1998] EWHC Admin 929, in which the meaning of 'dangerousness' equates to the dog's disposition rather than its actions. A dog can be 'dangerous' to other animals as well as to humans.
Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required
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(1) This section applies to -
(a)any dog of the type known as the pit bull terrier;
(b)any dog of the type known as the Japanese tosa; and
(c)any dog of any type designated for the purposes of this section by an order of the Secretary of State, being a type appearing to him to be bred for fighting or to have the characteristics of a type bred for that purpose.
(a)any dog of the type known as the pit bull terrier;
(b)any dog of the type known as the Japanese tosa; and
(c)any dog of any type designated for the purposes of this section by an order of the Secretary of State, being a type appearing to him to be bred for fighting or to have the characteristics of a type bred for that purpose.