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
Current Status of the Bill
The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by the Member in Charge, Emma Harper MSP, on 14 May 2020.
Stage 1
The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is the designated lead Committee for Stage 1 scrutiny.
Financial Memorandum
As with all Bills, the Finance and Constitution Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).
The Financial Memorandum (FM) published alongside the Bill sets out the estimated costs of introducing the legislation and the additional receipts that are expected to be generated as a result of the changes proposed. Before making a submission, please read our about submitting your views to a Committee. This tells you about how we process your personal data.
Please note that in most cases your written submission will be published on the Scottish Parliament's website and may be quoted in the Committee's report or in Committee meetings (which are public and broadcast). Please use the questionnaire provided for your submission.
FM Questionnaire
The deadline to submit your views is Friday, 28 August 2020
Submissions Receieved
Scottish Land and Estates (58.6KB PDF)
We welcome written views in English, Gaelic, Scots or any other language. Due to the time required to process and analyse evidence, late submissions will only be accepted with the agreement of the Committee Clerk.
Written responses should be sent electronically, to [email protected].
Ideally submissions should be no more than four sides of A4.