Section 44 Pasturing of bulls.
No person shall, being the occupier of any field or enclosure through which there is a public right of way, permit any bull to be at large in such field or enclosure:
Provided that this section shall not apply to any bull which—
does not exceed the age of 10 months; or
is not of a recognised dairy breed and is at large in any field or enclosure in which cows or heifers are also at large.
A person who fails to comply with the foregoing subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F1level 3 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words substituted by virtue of Countryside (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 44, SIF 46:1), s. 6(d) and Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G (as inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 54)