A 'Dog' of a Quiz

Answer: 2 years

This offence can be tried at the Crown Court where the maximum sentence that can be imposed is 2 years.

If tried at Magistrates Court, the maximum sentence is 6 months.

Answer: True

This is catered for by section 6 of the Act.

Answer: The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953

Section 1 of the Act states, 'If a dog worries livestock on any agricultural land, the owner of the dog, and if it is in the charge of a person other than the owner, that person also, shall be guilty of an offence'.

Answer: True

The offence is Cruelty to Wild Mammals, contrary to Section 1 of the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996.

The act states, ' If any person mutilates, kicks, beats, nails or otherwise impales, stabs, burns, stones, crushes, drowns, drags or asphyxiates any wild mammal with intent to inflict unnecessary suffering he shall be guilty of an offence'.

Answer: 6 months

This offence can only be tried at Magistates Court where the maximum sentence that can be imposed is 6 months imprisonment.

Answer: Wilfully

The defence is provided for under Section 7 of the Act, which states;
' (1) Subject to subsection (2) below, a person is not guilty of an offence under section 1(1) by reason of-
a)killing or taking, or attemtping to kill or take a badger:or
b)injuring a badger in the course of taking it or attempting to kill it or take it, if he shows that his action was necessary for the purpose of preventing serious damage to land,crops, poultry or any other form of property.
(2) The defence provided by subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to any action taken at any time if it had become apparent, before that time, that the action would prove necessary for the purpose there mentioned and either-
a) a licence under section 10 below authorising that action had not been applied for as soon as reasonably practicable after that fact had become apparent or
b)an application for such a licence had been determined.

Sections 8 and 9 create further exceptions such as carriers or people taking injured badgers for treatment.

Section 10 provides for a system of licensing in relation to the legal possession etc of badgers.

Answer: The local Authority

Under the Pet Animals Act 1951, pet shops must be licensed by the local authority.

The local authority has to be satisfied that the premises are suitable and clean, and there are precautions in place to prevent the spread of disease.

Answer: 12

This is an offence conrary to Section 3 of the Pet Animals Act 1951.

Answer: True

This is contrary to Section 2 of the Pet Animals Act 1951

Answer: An enclosed building site

This act does not apply to dogs being used to protect house and agricultural land, which also includes fields, pig and poultry farms orchards.

If a dog is tied up securely within the enclosure, there is no requirement for the handler to be present as per Hobson v Gledhill (1978) Crim LR45