{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-act-1953/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-act-1953/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/28",
  "legislation_title": "Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-act-1953",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation and supplementary provisions.",
  "text": "(1) In this Act—\n“agricultural land” means land used as arable, meadow or grazing land, or for the purpose of poultry farming, pig farming, market gardens, allotments, nursery grounds or orchards; and\n“livestock” means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, camelids or poultry, and for the purposes of this definition “cattle” means bulls, cows, oxen, heifers or calves, “horses” includes asses and mules, and “poultry” means domestic fowls, turkeys, geese or ducks.\n(2) In this Act the expression “the Minister” as respects England and Wales means the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and as respects Scotland means the Secretary of State.\n(3) The power of the Minister to make orders under subsection (5) of section one of this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and shall include power, exercisable in the like manner, to vary or revoke any such order.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in s. 3(1) inserted (E.W.) (18.3.2026) by Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 (c. 32), s. 5(2), Sch. para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Style and title of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries now changed to Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1200)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only. A separate version has been created for Scotland only."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/28/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:16:45.597629+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."
}