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Animals (Civil Liability) Act.

Country/Territory
Barbados
Document type
Legislation
Date
1980 (1985)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-9.
Long title
An Act to reform the law respecting civil liability for animals.
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ownership Offences/penalties Dangerous animal/harmful animal Liability/compensation Alien species
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act defines civil liability for damage caused by dangerous animals, i.e. animals that belong to a dangerous species. A dangerous species is a species that is not commonly domesticated in Barbados and that are likely, if not restrained, to cause severe damage. The civil liability shall lie with a keeper of the animal, i.e. the adult owner of the animal. The Act also defines civil liability of persons whose livestock trespasses a property in the ownership, possession or control of other persons and civil liability for dogs. The Act further, among other things, sets out exceptions to liability and provides for the detention and sale of trespassing livestock and for the payment of compensation.

Full text
English
Website
www.caricomlaw.org