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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-and-welfare-scotland-act-2006/section-17",
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  "legislation": "asp/2006/11",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-and-welfare-scotland-act-2006",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Protected animals",
  "text": "(1) In this Part, an animal is a “protected animal” if it is—\n(a) of a kind which is commonly domesticated in the British Islands,\n(b) under the control of man on a permanent or temporary basis, or\n(c) not living in a wild state.\n(2) In subsection (1)(a), “British Islands” is to be construed in accordance with Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 17 in force at 6.10.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/11/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:11.416486+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}