{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/50",
  "legislation_title": "Guard Dogs Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Restriction on keeping guard dogs without a licence.",
  "text": "(1) A person shall not keep a dog at guard dog kennels unless he holds a licence under section 3 of this Act in respect of the kennels.\n(2) A person shall not use or permit the use at any premises of a guard dog if he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the dog (when not being used as a guard dog) is normally kept at guard dog kennels in breach of subsection (1) of this section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/50/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:37:32.103186+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."
}