6 Docking of dogs' tails
Animal Welfare Act 2006 (2006 c 45) | Legislation

6  Docking of dogs' tails

(1)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     he removes the whole or any part of a dog's tail, otherwise than for the purpose of its medical treatment;

(b)     he causes the whole or any part of a dog's tail to be removed by another person, otherwise than for the purpose of its medical treatment.

(2)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     he is responsible for a dog,

(b)     another person removes the whole or any part of the dog's tail, otherwise than for the purpose of its medical treatment, and

(c)     he permitted that to happen or failed to take such steps (whether by way of supervising the other person or otherwise) as were reasonable in all the circumstances to prevent that happening.

(3)     Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the dog is a certified working dog that is not more than 5 days old.

(4)     For the purposes of

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