Dangerous Animals

Dangerous animals in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of dangerous animals.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• dangerous animals in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• dangerous animals in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Dangerous Animals

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Dangerous Animals : Animals the keeping or use of which is regulated by statute because of their propensity to cause damage. Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, the keeping of apes, bears, crocodiles, tigers, venomous snakes, and other potentially dangerous animals requires a local-authority licence. The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 made the breeding, sale, or possession of dogs belonging to a type bred for fighting (e.g. pit bull terriers) an offence, enabled similar restrictions to be imposed in relation to other dogs presenting a danger to the public, and made it an offence to let a dog get dangerously out of control in a public place. The use of *guard dogs is strictly controlled by the Guard Dogs Act 1975.

See also classification of animals.