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
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The Control of Dogs Bill would introduce measures to tighten rules on dogs and dog ownership. It would require every dog to be micro-chipped, set a minimum age for owning a dog, and give courts power to ban households from having dogs. It also sets out kennelling for stray dogs, expands some Dangerous Dogs Act rules to private property, and introduces an accreditation scheme for breeders and controls on dog ownership data.
The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would typically move to committee stage for detailed examination and then on to further readings and consideration by the Lords.
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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.
