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There has recently been a spate of sheep attacks in the Tregorrick area of St Austell. Please keep all dogs on leads whilst around livestock and encourage others to do the same. Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953
This Act deals with criminal liability. A dog’s owner and any other person, who is in
charge of the dog at the time, will be guilty of an offence if the dog worries livestock
on any agricultural land.
The definition of ‘livestock’ includes cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses and poultry
(domestic fowls, turkeys, geese or ducks).
Worrying livestock means;
a) attacking livestock or
b) chasing livestock in such a way as may reasonably be expected to cause
injury or suffering, or in the case of female livestock – abortion or loss of or
diminution in their produce,
c) being at large (that is to say not on a lead or otherwise under close control)
in a field or enclosure In which there are sheep. |
