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<blockquote data-quote="Ranger Security Solutions" data-source="post: 7626101" data-attributes="member: 158492"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">You are pretty much correct, guard dogs and protection dogs are legal, but you have to maintain control of the dog - either with an owner/handler, or some form of restraint (chain, cage, inside a building) in the owner/handler's absence, have warning signage of the dogs presence - and be careful of what commands you have trained the dog to respond to, to avoid liability. Appropriate insurance is also advised. A few brief informative articles, which may be of interest:</span></p><p></p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/dangerous-dog-offences" target="_blank">Dangerous Dog Offences | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Guard Dogs Act 1975</strong></p><p></p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/50" target="_blank">Guard Dogs Act 1975 (legislation.gov.uk)</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Link: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/part/7/enacted" target="_blank">Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (legislation.gov.uk)</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">And, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>The law on keeping guard dogs</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Link: <a href="https://www.inbrief.co.uk/animal-law/guard-dogs-and-the-law/" target="_blank">Keeping a Guard Dog: What the Law Says - InBrief.co.uk</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Guard Dogs</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Link: <a href="https://allaboutuklaw.co.uk/guard-dogs/" target="_blank">Guard Dogs Legislation Covers How Dogs Guard People & Property (allaboutuklaw.co.uk)</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Here is what the law says on dogs biting home intruders in an emergency situation </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">News Link: <a href="https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/here-what-law-says-dogs-384199" target="_blank">Here is what the law says on dogs biting home intruders in an emergency situation - Somerset Live</a> </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger Security Solutions, post: 7626101, member: 158492"] [SIZE=4]You are pretty much correct, guard dogs and protection dogs are legal, but you have to maintain control of the dog - either with an owner/handler, or some form of restraint (chain, cage, inside a building) in the owner/handler's absence, have warning signage of the dogs presence - and be careful of what commands you have trained the dog to respond to, to avoid liability. Appropriate insurance is also advised. A few brief informative articles, which may be of interest:[/SIZE] Link: [URL='https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/dangerous-dog-offences']Dangerous Dog Offences | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)[/URL] [B]Guard Dogs Act 1975[/B] Link: [URL='https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/50']Guard Dogs Act 1975 (legislation.gov.uk)[/URL] [SIZE=4][B]Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014[/B] Link: [URL='https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/part/7/enacted']Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (legislation.gov.uk)[/URL] And, [B]The law on keeping guard dogs[/B] Link: [URL='https://www.inbrief.co.uk/animal-law/guard-dogs-and-the-law/']Keeping a Guard Dog: What the Law Says - InBrief.co.uk[/URL] [B]Guard Dogs[/B] Link: [URL='https://allaboutuklaw.co.uk/guard-dogs/']Guard Dogs Legislation Covers How Dogs Guard People & Property (allaboutuklaw.co.uk)[/URL] [B]Here is what the law says on dogs biting home intruders in an emergency situation [/B] News Link: [URL='https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/here-what-law-says-dogs-384199']Here is what the law says on dogs biting home intruders in an emergency situation - Somerset Live[/URL] [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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