{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-wild-animals-act-1976/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-wild-animals-act-1976/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1976/38",
  "legislation_title": "Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-wild-animals-act-1976",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS",
  "text": "NOTE: See section 7(5) of this Act for the effect of the second column of this Schedule\nScientific name\nCommon name\nMAMMALS\nMarsupials\nFamily Dasyuridae : the species Sarcophilus laniarius\nTasmanian devil\nFamily Macropodidae : the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus\nWestern grey kangaroo\nEastern grey kangaroo\nWallaroo\nRed kangaroo\nPrimates\nFamily Cebidae : all species except those of the genera Aotus, Callicebus and Saimiri\nNew-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, uacari, spider and woolly monkeys)\nExceptions:\nNight monkeys (also known as owl monkeys)\nTiti\nSquirrel monkeys\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 monkey, the proboscis monkey and the talapoin)\nFamily Hominidae : all species except those of the genus Homo\nAnthropoid apes (including the chimpanzee, the bonobo, the orang-utan and gorillas)\nException:\nMan\nFamily Hylobatidae : all species\nGibbons\nSiamangs\nFamily Indriidae : all species except those of the genus Avahi\nLeaping lemurs (including the indri and sifakas)\nExceptions:\nWoolly lemurs\nFamily Lemuridae : all species except those of the genus Hapalemur\nLarge lemurs\nExceptions:\nBamboo lemurs (also known as gentle lemurs)\nEdentates\nFamily Dasypodidae : the species Priodontes maximus\nGiant armadillo\nFamily Myrmecophagidae : the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla\nGiant anteater\nCarnivores\nFamily Canidae : all species except–\n(a) those of the genera Alopex, Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Pseudalopex, Urocyon, Vulpes and Nyctereutes\n(b) Canis familiaris, other than the subspecies Canis familiaris dingo\nCanids (including wild dogs, wolves, jackals, the maned wolf, the dhole, the bush dog, and the dingo) other than the excepted species\nExceptions:\n(a)foxes, culpeo, grey zorro, raccoon dogs\n(b)domestic dogs\nFamily Felidae : all species except–\n(a) Felis silvestris (including the subspecies Felis silvestris catus ), Felis margarita, Felis nigripes, Otocolobus manul, Leopardus tigrinus, Leopardus geoffroyi (also known as Oncifelis geoffroyi ), Leopardus guigna (also known as Oncifelis guigna ), Catopuma badia (also known as Pardofelis badia ) and Prionailurus rubiginosus\n(b)a hybrid descended exclusively from two or more of the species described in 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 species not described in paragraph (a)\n(d)a hybrid descended exclusively from hybrid cats as described in paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within that paragraph)\n(e) a hybrid descended exclusively from Felis silvestris catus and any one or more hybrid cat as described in paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within that paragraph)\nCats (including the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger) other than the excepted species\nExceptions:\n(a)The wild cat (including the domestic cat), the sand cat, the black-footed cat, the pallas cat (also known as the manul), the little spotted cat (also known as the oncilla or tiger cat), the Geoffroy’s cat, the kodkod (also known as the guina) the bay cat (also known as the Borneo cat), and the rusty-spotted cat\n(b)a cat descended exclusively from two or more of the species described in paragraph (a)\n(c)a cat of which one parent is a domestic cat and the other parent is a first generation hybrid of a domestic cat and a cat that is a dangerous wild animal\n(d)a cat descended exclusively from hybrid cats described in paragraph (c)\n(e)a cat descended exclusively from the domestic cat and hybrids cats described in paragraph (c)\nFamily Hyaenidae : all species except Proteles cristatus\nHyenas\nException:\nAardwolf\nFamily Mustelidae :\n(a) all species of the genera Arctonyx, Melogale, Mydaus, Taxidea, Pteronura, Aonyx, Enhydra and Lontra\n(b) the genus Lutra except the species Lutra lutra\n(c) the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis\n(a)The hog badger, the ferret badger, the stink badger, the American badger, the giant otter, the African clawless otter, the oriental small-clawed otter, the sea otter, the river otters, and the marine otter\n(b)the hairy-nosed otter\n(c)the tayra, the wolverine, the fisher (also known as the peken or fisher cat) and the honey badger\nException:\nEuropean otter\nFamily Ursidae : all species, including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca and Ailurus fulgens\nBears (including the giant panda and the red panda)\nFamily Viverridae :\n(a) all species of the genera Civettictis and Viverra\n(b) the species Cryptoprocta ferox\n(a)Civets (including the African civet, the large-spotted civets, the Malayan civet and the Indian civets)\n(b)the fossa\nPinnipedes\nFamily Odobenidae : all species\nWalrus\nFamily Otariidae : all species\nEared seals\nFamily Phocidae : all species except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus\nTrue seals (also known as earless seals) other than the excepted species\nExceptions:\nCommon seal (also known as the harbour seal)\nGrey seal\nElephants\nFamily Elephantidae : all species\nElephants\nAardvark\nFamily Orycteropodidae : the species Orycteropus afer\nAardvark\nOdd-toed ungulates\nFamily Equidae : all species except Equus asinus and Equus caballus\nHorses\nWild asses\nZebras\nExceptions:\nDonkey (also known as the ass)\nDomestic horse\nFamily Rhinocerotidae : all species\nRhinoceroses\nFamily Tapiridae : all species\nTapirs\nEven-toed ungulates\nFamily Antilocapridae : the species Antilocapra Americana\nPronghorn\nFamily Bovidae : all species except domestic forms of the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis\nAntelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep\nExceptions:\nDomestic cattle\nDomestic buffalo\nDomestic goats\nDomestic sheep\nFamily Camelidae : all species of the genera Camelus\nCamels\nFamily Cervidae : all species of the genera Alces and Rangifer except domestic forms of the species Rangifer tarandus\nMoose (also known as the elk)\nCaribou (also known as the reindeer)\nException:\nDomestic reindeer\nFamily Giraffidae : all species\nGiraffe\nOkapi\nFamily Hippopotamidae : all species\nHippopotamus\nPygmy hippopotamus\nFamily Suidae : all species, except domestic forms of the species Sus scrofa other than farmed wild boar\nOld-world pigs other than animals of the excepted kind\nException:\nDomestic pig, other than farmed wild boar\nFamily Tayassuidae : all species\nNew-world pigs (also known as peccaries)\nHybrids\nA 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\nA hybrid animal with a dangerous wild animal as a parent\nException:\nA cat hybrid that is not a dangerous wild animal\nBIRDS\nCassowaries\nFamily Casuariidae : all species\nCassowaries\nOstrich\nFamily Struthionidae : all species\nOstrich\nREPTILES\nCrocodilians\nFamily Alligatoridae : all species\nAlligators\nCaimans\nFamily Crocodylidae : all species\nCrocodiles\nFalse gharial\nFamily Gavialidae : all species\nGharial (also known as the gavial)\nLizards and snakes\nFamily Atractaspididae : all species of the genera Atractaspis .\nBurrowing asps (also known as mole vipers, or burrowing vipers)\nStiletto snakes\nFamily Colubridae :\n(a) all species of the genera Malpolon and Thelotornis\n(b) the species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana, Xenodon severus\n(a)All rear-fanged venomous colubrid snakes of the specified genera (including montpellier snakes, the false cobra, and twig or bird snakes)\n(b)the boomslang, the red-necked keelback, the tiger keelback (also known as the yamakagashi or the Japanese tiger-snake), the Argentine black-headed snake, the South American green racer, the Peruvian racer (also known as the Peru slender snake), the Amazon false viper (also known as the false fer-de-lance)\nFamily Elapidae : all species\nFront-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including cobras, coral snakes, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes, death adders and all other Australian poisonous snakes)\nFamily Hydrophiidae : all species\nSea snakes\nFamily Helodermatidae : all species\nGila monster\nMexican beaded lizard\nFamily Viperidae : all species\nFront-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers)\nINVERTEBRATES\nSpiders\nFamily Ctenidae : all species of the genus Phoneutria\nWandering spiders\nFamily Hexathelidae : all species of the genus Atrax\nSydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives\nFamily Sicariidae : all species of the genus Loxosceles\nBrown recluse spiders (also known as violin spiders)\nFamily Theridiidae : all species of the genus Latrodectus\nWidow spiders and close relatives\nScorpions\nFamily Buthidae : all species\nButhid scorpions\nFamily Hemioscorpiidae : the species Hemiscorpius lepturus\nMiddle Eastern thin-tailed scorpion.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to Scotland only. A new version of this provision has been created for England and Wales"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/38/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:30:07.117097+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."
}