Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Member in Charge, Emma Harper MSP, on 14 May 2020.

The Bill amends the existing law on what is called “livestock worrying”, which is where a dog chases, attacks or kills farmed animals.

Read the Bill and its accompanying documents

Evidence

A call for evidence was published on 26 June 2020 which closed on Friday 28 August 2020. The Committee is no longer accepting written submissions to the inquiry.

• Read the call for evidence (137 KB pdf)

Read submissions received

 

Correspondence

• Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment on the Scottish Government’s initial views on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, 29 July 2020 (321 KB pdf)
• Letter from the Non-Government Bills Unit,which is supporting Emma Harper MSP on this Bill, regarding Equality Impact Assessment on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill, 17 August 2020 (133 KB pdf)