Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill

A Bill to increase increase the maximum available sentences in relation to a range of offences concerning animal health and welfare and wildlife; provide regulatory powers for the issuing of fixed penalty notice; and to provide authorised persons with new powers regarding animals taken into their possession.

The Bill was introduced by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, on 30 September 2019.

• View the Bill on the Scottish Parliament website
• Read our response to the Environment Climate Change & Land Reform Committee’s Call for Evidence 
• Read our briefing ahead of the Stage 1 debate on 12 March 2020
• We produced a breifing ahead of the Stage 3 debate on 17 June 2020