Section 1 Livestock worrying: scope and consequences of offenceI1
England and Wales
The Schedule contains amendments to the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 that—
(b)
bring camelids within the definition of “livestock” that applies for the purposes of that offence;
(c)
exempt a dog owner from liability for that offence where the dog is in the charge of another person without the owner’s consent;
(d)
increase the penalty that may be imposed where a person is convicted of that offence;
(e)
allow for a court to order an offender to pay expenses associated with seizing and detaining a dog;
(f)
update the terminology used in that Act so that attacking livestock is dealt with separately from worrying livestock.