Scottish Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 302
ANIMALS
DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2008
Made
9th September 2008
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
9th September 2008
Coming into force
1st October 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with that section the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that the scope of that Act should be both extended so as to include animals of a kind not for the time being specified in the Schedule to that Act and diminished so as to exclude animals of a kind for the time being specified in that Schedule.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st October 2008.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Modification
2. For the Schedule to the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Revocation
3. The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) Order 1984(2) is revoked.
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th September 2008
Article 2
SCHEDULE
Section 7
“SCHEDULEKINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
NOTE: See section 7(5) of this Act for the effect of the second column of this Schedule
| Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|
| MAMMALS | |
| Marsupials | |
| Family Dasyuridae: the species Sarcophilus laniarius | Tasmanian devil |
| Family Macropodidae: the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus | Western grey kangaroo Eastern grey kangaroo Wallaroo Red kangaroo |
| Primates | |
| Family Cebidae: all species except those of the genera Aotus, Callicebus and Saimiri | New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, uacari, spider and woolly monkeys) Exceptions: Night monkeys (also known as owl monkeys) Titi Squirrel monkeys |
| Family Cercopithecidae: all species | Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas monkey, the proboscis monkey and the talapoin) |
| Family Hominidae: all species except those of the genus Homo | Anthropoid apes (including the chimpanzee, the bonobo, the orang-utan and gorillas) Exception: Man |
| Family Hylobatidae: all species | Gibbons Siamangs |
| Family Indriidae: all species except those of the genus Avahi | Leaping lemurs (including the indri and sifakas) Exceptions: Woolly lemurs |
| Family Lemuridae: all species except those of the genus Hapalemur | Large lemurs Exceptions: Bamboo lemurs (also known as gentle lemurs) |
| Edentates | |
| Family Dasypodidae: the species Priodontes maximus | Giant armadillo |
| Family Myrmecophagidae: the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Giant anteater |
| Carnivores | |
Family Canidae: all species except– (a) those of the genera Alopex, Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Pseudalopex, Urocyon, Vulpes and Nyctereutes (b) Canis familiaris, other than the subspecies Canis familiaris dingo | Canids (including wild dogs, wolves, jackals, the maned wolf, the dhole, the bush dog, and the dingo) other than the excepted species Exceptions: (a) foxes, culpeo, grey zorro, raccoon dogs (b) domestic dogs |
Family Felidae: all species except– (a) Felis silvestris (including the subspecies Felis silvestris catus), Felis margarita, Felis nigripes, Otocolobus manul, Leopardus tigrinus, Leopardus geoffroyi (also known as Oncifelis geoffroyi), Leopardus guigna (also known as Oncifelis guigna), Catopuma badia (also known as Pardofelis badia) and Prionailurus rubiginosus (b) a hybrid descended exclusively from two or more of the species described in paragraph (a) (c) a hybrid of which– (i) one parent is Felis silvestris catus, and (ii) the other parent is a first generation hybrid of Felis silvestris catus and any species not described in paragraph (a) (d) a hybrid descended exclusively from hybrid cats as described in paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within that paragraph) (e) a hybrid descended exclusively from Felis silvestris catus and any one or more hybrid cat as described in paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within that paragraph) | Cats (including the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger) other than the excepted species Exceptions: (a) The wild cat (including the domestic cat), the sand cat, the black-footed cat, the pallas cat (also known as the manul), the little spotted cat (also known as the oncilla or tiger cat), the Geoffroy’s cat, the kodkod (also known as the guina) the bay cat (also known as the Borneo cat), and the rusty-spotted cat (b) a cat descended exclusively from two or more of the species described in paragraph (a) (c) a cat of which one parent is a domestic cat and the other parent is a first generation hybrid of a domestic cat and a cat that is a dangerous wild animal (d) a cat descended exclusively from hybrid cats described in paragraph (c) (e) a cat descended exclusively from the domestic cat and hybrids cats described in paragraph (c) |
| Family Hyaenidae: all species except Proteles cristatus | Hyenas Exception: Aardwolf |
Family Mustelidae: (a) all species of the genera Arctonyx, Melogale, Mydaus, Taxidea, Pteronura, Aonyx, Enhydra and Lontra (b) the genus Lutra except the species Lutra lutra (c) the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis | (a) The hog badger, the ferret badger, the stink badger, the American badger, the giant otter, the African clawless otter, the oriental small-clawed otter, the sea otter, the river otters, and the marine otter (b) the hairy-nosed otter (c) the tayra, the wolverine, the fisher (also known as the peken or fisher cat) and the honey badger Exception: European otter |
| Family Ursidae: all species, including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca and Ailurus fulgens | Bears (including the giant panda and the red panda) |
Family Viverridae: (a) all species of the genera Civettictis and Viverra (b) the species Cryptoprocta ferox | (a) Civets (including the African civet, the large-spotted civets, the Malayan civet and the Indian civets) (b) the fossa |
| Pinnipedes | |
| Family Odobenidae: all species | Walrus |
| Family Otariidae: all species | Eared seals |
| Family Phocidae: all species except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus | True seals (also known as earless seals) other than the excepted species Exceptions: Common seal (also known as the harbour seal) Grey seal |
| Elephants | |
| Family Elephantidae: all species | Elephants |
| Aardvark | |
| Family Orycteropodidae: the species Orycteropus afer | Aardvark |
| Odd-toed ungulates | |
| Family Equidae: all species except Equus asinus and Equus caballus | Horses Wild asses Zebras Exceptions: Donkey (also known as the ass) Domestic horse |
| Family Rhinocerotidae: all species | Rhinoceroses |
| Family Tapiridae: all species | Tapirs |
| Even-toed ungulates | |
| Family Antilocapridae: the species Antilocapra Americana | Pronghorn |
| Family Bovidae: all species except domestic forms of the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis | Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep Exceptions: Domestic cattle Domestic buffalo Domestic goats Domestic sheep |
| Family Camelidae: all species of the genera Camelus | Camels |
| Family Cervidae: all species of the genera Alces and Rangifer except domestic forms of the species Rangifer tarandus | Moose (also known as the elk) Caribou (also known as the reindeer) Exception: Domestic reindeer |
| Family Giraffidae: all species | Giraffe Okapi |
| Family Hippopotamidae: all species | Hippopotamus Pygmy hippopotamus |
| Family Suidae: all species, except domestic forms of the species Sus scrofa other than farmed wild boar | Old-world pigs other than animals of the excepted kind Exception: Domestic pig, other than farmed wild boar |
| Family Tayassuidae: all species | New-world pigs (also known as peccaries) |
| Hybrids | |
| A hybrid of a mammal specified in the first column of this Schedule where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified, but not including an excepted hybrid of the family Felidae | A hybrid animal with a dangerous wild animal as a parent Exception: A cat hybrid that is not a dangerous wild animal |
| BIRDS | |
| Cassowaries | |
| Family Casuariidae: all species | Cassowaries |
| Ostrich | |
| Family Struthionidae: all species | Ostrich |
| REPTILES | |
| Crocodilians | |
| Family Alligatoridae: all species | Alligators Caimans |
| Family Crocodylidae: all species | Crocodiles False gharial |
| Family Gavialidae: all species | Gharial (also known as the gavial) |
| Lizards and snakes | |
| Family Atractaspididae: all species of the genera Atractaspis. | Burrowing asps (also known as mole vipers, or burrowing vipers) Stiletto snakes |
Family Colubridae: (a) all species of the genera Malpolon and Thelotornis (b) the species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana, Xenodon severus | (a) All rear-fanged venomous colubrid snakes of the specified genera (including montpellier snakes, the false cobra, and twig or bird snakes) (b) the boomslang, the red-necked keelback, the tiger keelback (also known as the yamakagashi or the Japanese tiger-snake), the Argentine black-headed snake, the South American green racer, the Peruvian racer (also known as the Peru slender snake), the Amazon false viper (also known as the false fer-de-lance) |
| Family Elapidae: all species | Front-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including cobras, coral snakes, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes, death adders and all other Australian poisonous snakes) |
| Family Hydrophiidae: all species | Sea snakes |
| Family Helodermatidae: all species | Gila monster Mexican beaded lizard |
| Family Viperidae: all species | Front-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers) |
| INVERTEBRATES | |
| Spiders | |
| Family Ctenidae: all species of the genus Phoneutria | Wandering spiders |
| Family Hexathelidae: all species of the genus Atrax | Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives |
| Family Sicariidae: all species of the genus Loxosceles | Brown recluse spiders (also known as violin spiders) |
| Family Theridiidae: all species of the genus Latrodectus | Widow spiders and close relatives |
| Scorpions | |
| Family Buthidae: all species | Buthid scorpions |
| Family Hemioscorpiidae: the species Hemiscorpius lepturus | Middle Eastern thin-tailed scorpion.” |
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order substitutes a new Schedule for the Schedule to the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (“the Act”), which specifies the kinds of animals to which the provisions of the Act apply. It is an offence under the Act to keep an animal listed in the Schedule without a licence from the local authority.
The Schedule to the Act has two columns. Section 7(5) of the Act has the effect that the common names listed in the second column are included by way of explanation only, and only the scientific names in the first column are to be taken into account in the event of any dispute or proceedings.
The Schedule to the Act was last modified by S.I. 1984/1111, and that instrument is therefore revoked by this Order.
This Order adds the following animals to the Schedule: the Argentine Black-headed snake, the Peruvian racer, the South American green racer, the Amazon false viper, the Middle Eastern thin tailed scorpion, and the dingo.
The provisions of the Act no longer apply to the following animals which were previously listed in the Schedule (as modified by S.I. 1984/1111):–
(a)Certain smaller primates (woolly lemurs, tamarins, night monkeys, titi and squirrel monkeys);
(b)Sloths;
(c)North American porcupine and crested porcupines;
(d)Capybara;
(e)Cacomistles, racoons, coatis, olingoes, the little coatimundi and kinkajou;
(f)Binturong;
(g)Cat hybrids that are predominately domestic cat and certain smaller cats (wild cats, sand cats, black-footed cats, pallas cat, the little spotted cat, Geoffroy’s cat, the kodkod, the bay cat, and the rusty-spotted cat);
(h)Hyraxes;
(i)Guanaco and vicuna;
(j)Emus;
(k)Sand snakes and the mangrove snake; and
(l)Brazilian wolf spiders.
This Order makes certain amendments to reflect taxonomical changes since 1984, for example pandas remain specified for the purposes of the Act, but are included as part of the bear family (family Ursidae).
This Order also clarifies that farmed wild boar, but not other domesticated pigs of the species Sus scrofa, are specified animals for the purposes of the Act.
A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as it is not expected to have any impact on the private or voluntary sectors.
1976 c. 38. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).
S.I. 1984/1111.