# Dog Theft (Scotland) Act 2026, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: S

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to create an offence of dog theft; to provide for a statutory aggravation of that offence; to provide for publication of information relating to that offence; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 16th December 2025 and received Royal Assent on 10th February 2026

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/2/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dog-theft-scotland-act-2026/introduction
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