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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-wild-animals-act-1976-modification-no2-order-2007/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2465",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (No.2) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-wild-animals-act-1976-modification-no2-order-2007",
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  "text": "“SCHEDULE\nKINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS\nSection 7\nNOTE: See section 7(5) of this Act for the effect of the second column of this Schedule\nScientific name of kind\nCommon name or names\nMAMMALS\nMarsupials\nFamily Dasyuridae:\nThe species Sarcophilus laniarius.\nThe Tasmanian devil.\nFamily Macropodidae:\nThe species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus.\nThe western and eastern grey kangaroos, the wallaroo and the red kangaroo.\nPrimates\nFamily Cebidae:\nAll species except those of the genera Aotus, Callicebus and Saimiri.\nNew-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, uacari, spider and woolly monkeys).\nNight monkeys (also known as owl monkeys), titi monkeys and squirrel monkeys are excepted.\nFamily Cercopithecidae: All species.\nOld-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin).\nFamily Hominidae:\nAll species except those of the genus Homo.\nAnthropoid apes; chimpanzees, bonobos, orang-utans and gorillas.\nFamily Hylobatidae: All species.\nGibbons and Siamangs.\nFamily Indriidae:\nAll species of the genera Propithecus and Indri (Avahi laniger is excepted).\nLeaping lemurs (including the indri and sifakas). The woolly lemur is excepted.\nFamily Lemuridae:\nAll species except those of the genus Hapalemur.\nLarge lemurs.\nBamboo or gentle lemurs are excepted.\nEdentates\nFamily Dasypodidae:\nThe species Priodontes maximus.\nThe giant armadillo.\nFamily Myrmecophagidae:\nThe species Myrmecophaga tridactyla.\nThe giant anteater.\nCarnivores\nFamily Canidae:\nAll species except those of the genera Alopex, Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Pseudolopex, Urocyon, Vulpes and Nyctereutes.\nThe species Canis familiaris, other than the subspecies Canis familiaris dingo, is also excepted.\nWild dogs, wolves, jackals, the maned wolf, the bush dog and the dhole.\nFoxes, raccoon dogs and the domestic dog (but not the dingo) are excepted.\nFamily Felidae:\nAll except—\n(a) the species Felis silvestris, Otocolobus manul, Leopardus tigrinus, Oncifelis geoffroyi, Oncifelis guigna, Catopuma badia, Felis margarita, Felis nigripes, Prionailurus rubiginosus and Felis silvestris catus;\n(b) a hybrid which is descended exclusively from any one or more species within paragraph (a);\n(c) a hybrid of which—\n(i) one parent is Felis silvestris catus, and\n(ii) the other parent is a first generation hybrid of Felis silvestris catus and any cat not within paragraph (a);\n(d) any cat which is descended exclusively from any one or more hybrids within paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within paragraph (c));\n(e) any cat which is descended exclusively from Felis silvestris catus and any one or more hybrids within paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within paragraph (c)).\nAll cats including the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger.\nThe following are excepted:\n(i) the wild cat, the pallas cat, the little spotted cat, the Geoffroy’s cat, the kodkod, the bay cat, the sand cat, the black-footed cat, the rusty-spotted cat and the domestic cat;\n(ii) a hybrid cat which is descended exclusively from any one or more species within paragraph (a);\n(iii) a hybrid cat having as one parent a domestic cat and as the other parent a first generation hybrid of a domestic cat and any cat not within paragraph (a);\n(iv) any cat which is descended exclusively from any one or more hybrids within paragraph (c);\n(v) any cat which is descended exclusively from a domestic cat and any one or more hybrids within paragraph (c).\nFamily Hyaenidae:\nAll except the species Proteles cristatus.\nHyænas. The aardwolf is excepted.\nFamily Mustelidae:\nAll species of the genera Amblonyx, Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra, Lontra, Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea.\nThe genus Lutra except the species Lutra lutra.\nThe species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis.\nBadgers (except the Eurasian badger), otters (except the European otter) and the tayra, wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise known as the honey badger).\nFamily Ursidae:\nAll species including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca and Ailurus fulgens.\nAll bears including the giant panda and the red panda.\nFamily Viverridae:\nAll of the genus Civettictis.\nAll of the genus Viverra.\nThe species Cryptoprocta ferox.\nThe African, large-spotted, Malay and Indian civets and the fossa.\nPinnipedes\nFamily Odobenidae: All species.\nThe walrus.\nFamily Otariidae: All species.\nEared seals.\nFamily Phocidae:\nAll species except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus.\nTrue or earless seals.\nThe common seal (or harbour seal) and grey seal are excepted.\nElephants\nFamily Elephantidae: All species.\nElephants.\nAardvark\nFamily Orycteropodidae:\nThe species Orycteropus afer.\nThe aardvark.\nOdd-toed ungulates\nFamily Equidae:\nAll species except Equus asinus and Equus caballus.\nAsses, horses and zebras.\nThe donkey and domestic horse are excepted.\nFamily Rhinocerotidae: All species.\nRhinoceroses.\nFamily Tapiridae: All species.\nTapirs.\nEven-toed ungulates\nFamily Antilocapridae:\nThe species Antilocapra americana.\nThe pronghorn.\nFamily Bovidae:\nAll species except any domestic form of the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis.\nAntelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep.\nDomestic cattle, buffalo, goats and sheep are excepted.\nFamily Camelidae:\nAll species of the genus Camelus.\nCamels.\nFamily Cervidae:\nAll species of the genera Alces and Rangifer, except any domestic form of the species Rangifer tarandus.\nThe moose or elk and the caribou or reindeer.\nThe domestic reindeer is excepted.\nFamily Giraffidae: All species\nThe giraffe and the okapi.\nFamily Hippopotamidae: All species.\nThe hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus.\nFamily Suidae:\nAll species except any domestic form of the species Sus scrofa.\nOld-world pigs (including the wild boar and the wart hog).\nThe domestic pig is excepted.\nFamily Tayassuidae: All species.\nNew-world pigs (otherwise known as peccaries).\nHybrids\nAny hybrid of a kind of animal specified (other than by way of exception) in the foregoing provisions of this column where at least one parent is of a kind so specified, and any animal of which at least one parent is such a hybrid.\nThis does not include an excepted hybrid of the Family Felidae.\nAny mammalian hybrids with at least one parent of a specified kind, and any animal of which at least one parent is such a hybrid.\nThis does not apply to excepted cat hybrids.\nBIRDS\nCassowaries\nFamily Casuariidae: All species.\nCassowaries.\nOstrich\nFamily Struthionidae: All species.\nThe ostrich.\nREPTILES\nCrocodilians\nFamily Alligatoridae: All species.\nAlligators and caimans.\nFamily Crocodylidae: All species.\nCrocodiles and the false gharial.\nFamily Gavialidae: All species.\nThe gharial (otherwise known as the gavial).\nLizards and snakes\nFamily Atractaspididae:\nAll species of the genus Atractaspis.\nBurrowing asps, also known as mole or burrowing vipers and stiletto snakes.\nFamily Colubridae.\nAll species of the genera Malpolon and Thelotornis.\nThe species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii,\nTachymenis peruviana and Xenodon severus.\nCertain rear-fanged venomous snakes, Montpellier snakes and African vine snakes (otherwise known as African twig or bird snakes).\nThe boomslang, the red-necked keelback, the yamakagashi (otherwise known as the Japanese tiger-snake), the Argentine black-headed snake, the South American green racer, the Peruvian racer and the Amazon false viper.\nFamily Elapidae: All species.\nCertain front-fanged venomous snakes including cobras, coral snakes, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders).\nFamily Hydrophiidae: All species.\nSea snakes.\nFamily Helodermatidae: All species.\nThe gila monster and the (Mexican) beaded lizard.\nFamily Viperidae: All species.\nCertain front-fanged venomous snakes (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers).\nINVERTEBRATES\nSpiders\nFamily Ctenidae:\nThe genus Phoneutria.\nWandering spiders.\nFamily Hexathelidae:\nThe genus Atrax.\nThe Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives.\nFamily Sicariidae:\nThe genus Loxosceles.\nBrown recluse spiders (otherwise known as violin spiders).\nFamily Theridiidae:\nThe genus Latrodectus.\nThe widow spiders and close relatives.\nScorpions\nFamily Buthidae: All species.\nButhid scorpions.\nFamily Hemioscorpiidae:\nThe species Hemiscorpius lepturus.\nMiddle-Eastern thin-tailed scorpion.\n”",
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      "text": "Sch. in force at 1.10.2007, see art. 1(4)"
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