Dangerous Dogs legislation-pit bull terrier type dogs

Amanda Dunckley made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern Ireland)

The request was successful.

From: Amanda Dunckley

1 March 2010

Dear Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern
Ireland),

Q1)Does the Dangerous Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order in 1991 as
amended in 2001, allow for court discretion when sentencing, to
order the exemption of pit bull terrier type dogs as an alternative
to destruction?

Q2) How many dogs have been seized as illegal pit bull terrier type
dogs in Northern Ireland and destroyed in 2009?

Q3) How many pit bull terrier type dogs have been ordered exempted
by a court of law, according to the provisions as stipulated in
statutory rule 466-the Dangerous Dogs Compensation and Exemption
Schemes Order in each year between 2001 and 2009?

Q4) According the Dangerous Dogs Compensation and Exemption Schemes
order, a pit bull terrier type dog would have to be insured against
third party liability in order to be exempted by order of the court
and thus legally owned - where is this compulsory insurance
available from for dog owners to take out in order to comply with
the law when directed to do so by the court under the Amendment of
2001?

Yours faithfully,

Amanda Dunckley

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From: Devlin, Hazel
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern Ireland)

3 March 2010

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Ms Dunckley

Please see the attached in connection with your FOI request dated 01 03
10.

Thank you

Hazel Devlin
DARD
Animal Identification, Legislation and Welfare Branch

Tel: 028 9052 5272

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From: Boal, Jill
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern Ireland)

26 March 2010

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Attachment 1991 No 466 Dangerous Dogs Compensation and Exemption Schemes Order Northern Ireland.pdf
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Dear Ms Dunckley

I refer to your FOI request of 1 March 2009, and attach a reply and
supporting documents.

Jill Boal

Animal Identification, Legislation and Welfare Branch
Tel 028 9052 5453

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