Animals (Civil Liability) Act. Pays/Territoire Barbade Type du document Législation Date 1980 (1985) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-9. Titre completAn Act to reform the law respecting civil liability for animals. Sujet Bétail, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Propriété Infractions/sanctions Animal dangereux/animal nocif Responsabilité/indemnisation Espèces exotiques Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.caricomlaw.org