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Defence in action for damages for shooting dog.
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4.—In an action for damages for the shooting of a dog, it shall be a good defence if the defendant proves—
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(a) that the dog was shot when worrying livestock on agricultural land,
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(b) that the livestock were lawfully on the land,
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(c) that the defendant was—
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(i) the occupier of the land, a member of his family or a person employed by him, or
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(ii) the owner of the livestock, a member of his family or a person employed by him, and
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(d) that the defendant notified the shooting within forty-eight hours to a member of the Garda Síochána at the nearest Garda Síochána station.
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