Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf has confirmed that they plan to “in essence, replicate” the UK’s ban on unlicensed XL Bully dogs due to the heavy influx of owners moving there to avoid the UK’s new legislation.
As of the 31st December 2023 in the UK, it became illegal to breed, sell or abandon the dogs. And from the start of February 2024, new laws in the UK and Wales will make owning a XL bully without a exemption certificate, costing £92.40, a criminal offence.
In todays First Ministers Questions, Hamza Yousaf stated “We will, in essence, replicate the legislation that is in England and Wales here in Scotland because ultimately, although we do have a very good system of dog control notice schemes, and we do take the approach indeed not to breed, we have to respond to the situation as it currently stands and therefore we will do what we need to do to ensure public safety.”
By Ellie Hawkins
Investigation opened in cosmetic store Lush after cyberattack