# Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025, Section 1: Livestock worrying: scope and consequences of offence

Extent: E+W

The Schedule contains amendments to the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 that—
(a) bring incidents on roads and paths within the scope of the offence in section 1 of that Act;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/32/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-amendment-act-2025/section-1
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