Dangerous Animals (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 2022. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Dangerous Animals Ordinance (Chapter 49). Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Dangerous animal/harmful animal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act amends sections 7 and 8 of the Dangerous Animals Ordinance. In section 7, the sum of bond that the court may require the owner of a dangerous animal to furnish is increased from one thousand rupees to two hundred and fifty thousand rupees. In section 8, a proviso is added which requires that upon order of destruction of a dangerous animal, the destruction shall be carried out in a humane manner with no pain or suffering caused to the animal by a registered veterinary surgeon or registered veterinary practitioner or any other person referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 32 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Practitioners Act, No. 46 of 1956. Full text English Website documents.gov.lk References - Legislation Amends Dangerous Animals Ordinance. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 1921 Keyword: Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Keeping of live animals, Offences/penalties, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX