From: Amanda Dunckley [mailto:[FOI #10745 email]]

Sent: 20 April 2009 01:10

To: Owen, Michael A

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am contacting you concerning the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, as

amended, legislation.

1) How many dogs have been seized by the council under Section One

of the Dangerous Dogs Act in each year from 2000 to 2008? NONE

2) How many prosecutions under Section One of the Dangerous Dogs

Act did the council proceed with in 2007 and 2008? NONE

3)How many dogs have been seized under Section One of the Dangerous

Dogs Act so far this year (2009)? Of those seized, how many have

been signed over for destruction by their owners? NONE

4) How many applications have been made to the Magistrates court

under section 4b of the Dangerous Dogs Act in the last three years?

Of those 4b applications, how many resulted in destruction orders

and how many resulted in registration onto the Index of Exempted

Dogs? NONE

5) How many dogs are currently held under Section One of the

Dangerous Dogs Act by Bury Borough Council? NONE

6) How many dogs have been handed over by their owners to Bury

Council dog wardens as dogs prohibited under the Dangerous Dogs Act

- illegally owned pit bull terrier types? NONE

7) How many dogs held as stray dogs by your council have been

identified as "pit bull type" during 2007, 2008 and so far this

year 2009? Of those stray dogs identified by council dog wardens as

prohibited types-what number were destroyed by Bury Council in each

year stated? 2007 - NONE

2008 - NONE

2009 - NONE

8) How are Bury Council dog wardens trained to identify prohibited

types of dogs as defined by the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

legislation? ON SUSPICION OF BEING, DOG IS REFERRED TO POLICE

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Dunckley