Control of Dogs, The Law and You
(Also worth thinking about if you are a “dog walking service provider”) – how many dogs are you physically capable of controlling?
YOU COULD BE BREAKING THE LAW BY ALLOWING YOUR DOG
TO BE DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL…
…AND SOME TYPES OF DOG ARE BANNED
WHAT IS MEANT BY
DANGEROUSLY
OUT OF CONTROL?
Any
dog is dangerously out of control if:
• it injures a person, or
• it behaves in a way that makes
a person worried that it might
injure them.
The law applies everywhere the general
public is allowed to go and anywhere your
dog goes where it is not supposed to be.
The maximum penalty for allowing a
dog you own or are in charge of to be
dangerously out of control is two years’
imprisonment, or a fine, or both.
In addition, if your dog is dangerously out
of control in its own home or garden then
the police or anyone else that is worried
about the dog being a risk could also seek a
control order.
If your dog injures another person’s
animal, or an owner of an animal
reasonably believes that they could be
injured if they intervened to protect their
animal from your dog, then an offence may
be committed.
If you do not keep your dog under control,
your dog could be destroyed and you could
be banned from keeping a dog.
Or you might be ordered to keep your
dog muzzled when taking it for a walk.
If you use your dog to injure someone then
you may be charged with malicious
wounding. The maximum penalty for this is
five years’ imprisonment.
of control in its own home or garden then
the police or anyone else that is worried
about the dog being a risk could also seek a
control order.
If your dog injures another person’s
animal, or an owner of an animal
reasonably believes that they could be
injured if they intervened to protect their
animal from your dog, then an offence may
be committed.
If you do not keep your dog under control,
your dog could be destroyed and you could
be banned from keeping a dog.
Or you might be ordered to keep your
dog muzzled when taking it for a walk.
If you use your dog to injure someone then
you may be charged with malicious
wounding. The maximum penalty for this is
five years’ imprisonment.
WHO ENFORCES
THE LAW?
THE LAW?
The police
Should be contacted concerning
dangerous or banned dogs
•
The local authority
…
Where a dog is causing a nuisance
or appears to be a stray
