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<ContentsTitle>Dog Theft (Scotland) Act 2026</ContentsTitle>

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<Title>Dog Theft (Scotland) Act 2026</Title>
<Number>2026 asp 2</Number>
<LongTitle>An Act of the Scottish Parliament to create an offence of dog theft; to provide for a statutory aggravation of that offence; to provide for publication of information relating to that offence; and for connected purposes.</LongTitle>
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<DateText>The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 16th December 2025 and received Royal Assent on 10th February 2026</DateText>
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