Schedule KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALSE1F1
Scotland
NOTE: See section 7(5) of this Act for the effect of the second column of this Schedule
| Scientific name | Common name |
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| MAMMALS | |
| Marsupials | |
| Family Dasyuridae : the species Sarcophilus laniarius | Tasmanian devil |
| Family Macropodidae : the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus | Western grey kangaroo Eastern grey kangaroo Wallaroo Red kangaroo |
| Primates | |
| Family Cebidae : all species except those of the genera Aotus, Callicebus and Saimiri | New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, uacari, spider and woolly monkeys) Exceptions: Night monkeys (also known as owl monkeys) Titi Squirrel monkeys |
| Family Cercopithecidae : all species | Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas monkey, the proboscis monkey and the talapoin) |
| Family Hominidae : all species except those of the genus Homo | Anthropoid apes (including the chimpanzee, the bonobo, the orang-utan and gorillas) Exception: Man |
| Family Hylobatidae : all species | Gibbons Siamangs |
| Family Indriidae : all species except those of the genus Avahi | Leaping lemurs (including the indri and sifakas) Exceptions: Woolly lemurs |
| Family Lemuridae : all species except those of the genus Hapalemur | Large lemurs Exceptions: Bamboo lemurs (also known as gentle lemurs) |
| Edentates | |
| Family Dasypodidae : the species Priodontes maximus | Giant armadillo |
| Family Myrmecophagidae : the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Giant anteater |
| Carnivores | |
Family Canidae : all species except–
| Canids (including wild dogs, wolves, jackals, the maned wolf, the dhole, the bush dog, and the dingo) other than the excepted species Exceptions:
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Family Felidae : all species except–
| Cats (including the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger) other than the excepted species Exceptions:
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| Family Hyaenidae : all species except Proteles cristatus | Hyenas Exception: Aardwolf |
Family Mustelidae :
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Exception: European otter |
| Family Ursidae : all species, including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca and Ailurus fulgens | Bears (including the giant panda and the red panda) |
Family Viverridae :
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| Pinnipedes | |
| Family Odobenidae : all species | Walrus |
| Family Otariidae : all species | Eared seals |
| Family Phocidae : all species except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus | True seals (also known as earless seals) other than the excepted species Exceptions: Common seal (also known as the harbour seal) Grey seal |
| Elephants | |
| Family Elephantidae : all species | Elephants |
| Aardvark | |
| Family Orycteropodidae : the species Orycteropus afer | Aardvark |
| Odd-toed ungulates | |
| Family Equidae : all species except Equus asinus and Equus caballus | Horses Wild asses Zebras Exceptions: Donkey (also known as the ass) Domestic horse |
| Family Rhinocerotidae : all species | Rhinoceroses |
| Family Tapiridae : all species | Tapirs |
| Even-toed ungulates | |
| Family Antilocapridae : the species Antilocapra Americana | Pronghorn |
| Family Bovidae : all species except domestic forms of the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis | Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep Exceptions: Domestic cattle Domestic buffalo Domestic goats Domestic sheep |
| Family Camelidae : all species of the genera Camelus | Camels |
| Family Cervidae : all species of the genera Alces and Rangifer except domestic forms of the species Rangifer tarandus | Moose (also known as the elk) Caribou (also known as the reindeer) Exception: Domestic reindeer |
| Family Giraffidae : all species | Giraffe Okapi |
| Family Hippopotamidae : all species | Hippopotamus Pygmy hippopotamus |
| Family Suidae : all species, except domestic forms of the species Sus scrofa other than farmed wild boar | Old-world pigs other than animals of the excepted kind Exception: Domestic pig, other than farmed wild boar |
| Family Tayassuidae : all species | New-world pigs (also known as peccaries) |
| Hybrids | |
| A hybrid of a mammal specified in the first column of this Schedule where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified, but not including an excepted hybrid of the family Felidae | A hybrid animal with a dangerous wild animal as a parent Exception: A cat hybrid that is not a dangerous wild animal |
| BIRDS | |
| Cassowaries | |
| Family Casuariidae : all species | Cassowaries |
| Ostrich | |
| Family Struthionidae : all species | Ostrich |
| REPTILES | |
| Crocodilians | |
| Family Alligatoridae : all species | Alligators Caimans |
| Family Crocodylidae : all species | Crocodiles False gharial |
| Family Gavialidae : all species | Gharial (also known as the gavial) |
| Lizards and snakes | |
| Family Atractaspididae : all species of the genera Atractaspis . | Burrowing asps (also known as mole vipers, or burrowing vipers) Stiletto snakes |
Family Colubridae :
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| Family Elapidae : all species | Front-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including cobras, coral snakes, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes, death adders and all other Australian poisonous snakes) |
| Family Hydrophiidae : all species | Sea snakes |
| Family Helodermatidae : all species | Gila monster Mexican beaded lizard |
| Family Viperidae : all species | Front-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers) |
| INVERTEBRATES | |
| Spiders | |
| Family Ctenidae : all species of the genus Phoneutria | Wandering spiders |
| Family Hexathelidae : all species of the genus Atrax | Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives |
| Family Sicariidae : all species of the genus Loxosceles | Brown recluse spiders (also known as violin spiders) |
| Family Theridiidae : all species of the genus Latrodectus | Widow spiders and close relatives |
| Scorpions | |
| Family Buthidae : all species | Buthid scorpions |
| Family Hemioscorpiidae : the species Hemiscorpius lepturus | Middle Eastern thin-tailed scorpion. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. substituted (S.) (1.10.2008) by Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/302), art. 1(1), Sch.
Extent
- E1
This version of this provision extends to Scotland only. A new version of this provision has been created for England and Wales