Penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences
Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
Applies to England
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Enforcement authorities and constables must ‘have regard’ to this statutory guidance when deciding whether to issue a penalty notice and the amount to be specified in the notice.
Enforcement authorities and constables in England should use this guidance alongside the regulations that detail which offences are covered within the penalty notice regime.
You can use the calculator to determine the penalty notice amount.
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Last updated 18 December 2023 + show all updates
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Added penalty notice calculator that enforcement authorities and constables can use to determine the penalty notice amount.
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First published.