A Bill to provide that, for the purposes of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, domesticated reindeer are not wild animals; to make further provision about licensing in respect of the keeping or training of reindeer for exhibition; and for connected purposes.
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The bill says domesticated reindeer should be treated as non-wild animals for the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, and it sets out licensing rules for keeping or training reindeer for public exhibition. It aims to clarify which reindeer require licences and how they must be kept and shown, with the aim of animal welfare and public protection in exhibition contexts.
Having had its first reading in the Commons, the bill is now at the second reading stage in the Commons under sponsor Sarah Dyke.
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10 Dec 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
