WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION TABLED ON 15/04/2013

R Signifies the Member has declared an interest

OPIN-2013-0170 Control of Dogs (Wales) Bill

Raised By:

Mike Hedges

Julie Morgan

Subscribers:

Keith Davies 16/04/2013

Peter Black 16/04/2013

Eluned Parrott 16/04/2013

Julie James 16/04/2013

David Rees 16/04/2013

Ann Jones 16/04/2013

Jenny Rathbone 16/04/2013

Sandy Mewies 16/04/2013

Christine Chapman 18/04/2013

Aled Roberts 23/04/2013

Joyce Watson 29/04/2013

Control of Dogs (Wales) Bill

This Assembly:

•Acknowledges that each year, thousands of people, including children, postal and telecom workers, and other adults in the UK are attacked by dangerous dogs;

•Notes that current legislation is insufficient in protecting attack victims;

•Recognises that Scotland and Northern Ireland have introduced new laws to deal with dog attacks;

•Welcomes the Welsh Government’s decision to introduce a dog-specific power – the Dog Control Notice – as part of a comprehensive approach to deal with dangerous and menacing dogs that will promote responsible dog ownership, extend the law to private property, and introduce both compulsory microchipping and new enforcement measures.