Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act, 1960

Seizure of dog worrying livestock.

3.—(1) Where in the case of a dog found on agricultural land—

(a) the dog has been worrying livestock on the land, and

(b) no person is present who admits to being the owner of the dog or in charge of it,

a member of the Garda Síochána may seize the dog, and thereupon the provisions of sections 3 and 9 of the Dogs Act, 1906, in relation to seized stray dogs shall apply.

(2) Where in the case of a dog found on agricultural land when worrying livestock lawfully on the land no person is present who admits to being the owner of the dog or in charge of it, the finder may seize the dog and deliver it to a member of the Garda Síochána at the nearest Garda Síochána station, and thereupon the provisions of sections 3 and 9 of the Dogs Act, 1906, in relation to seized stray dogs shall apply.