A Bill to require dog-owners to have their dogs micro-chipped; to set a minimum age for dog ownership; to give courts powers to ban households from dog ownership; to require local authorities to provide kennelling for stray dogs and to nominate responsible officers for dog control; to extend the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to private property; to empower the police and local authorities to issue dog control notices; to give police support officers powers to enforce byelaws relating to dogs; to require owners of breeding dogs to be accredited; to set minimum standards for accredited dog breeders; to give local authorities powers to enter premises used for dog breeding; to regulate access to dog ownership data; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
8 April 2010
The Bill aims to tighten how dogs are owned and controlled. It would require micro-chipping, set a minimum age for owning a dog, and give courts power to ban households from dog ownership, along with new enforcement and breeder-licensing rules. It also extends certain dog-protection powers to private property and creates procedures for kennelling stray dogs and accessing dog-ownership data.
The Bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to Committee stage and then other stages in both Houses.
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The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
