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(1) This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st October 2008.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
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For the Schedule to the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Order.
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The Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) Order 1984 is revoked.
RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
9th September 2008
SCHEDULE
Article 2

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SCHEDULE
Section 7

NOTE: See section 7(5) of this Act for the effect of the second column of this Schedule

Scientific name Common name
MAMMALS
Marsupials
Family Dasyuridae: the species Sarcophilus laniarius Tasmanian devil
Family Macropodidae: the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus Western grey kangarooEastern grey kangarooWallarooRed kangaroo
Primates
Family Cebidae: all species except those of the genera Aotus, Callicebus and Saimiri New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, uacari, spider and woolly monkeys)Exceptions:Night monkeys (also known as owl monkeys)TitiSquirrel monkeys
Family Cercopithecidae: all species Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas monkey, the proboscis monkey and the talapoin)
Family Hominidae: all species except those of the genus Homo Anthropoid apes (including the chimpanzee, the bonobo, the orang-utan and gorillas)Exception:Man
Family Hylobatidae: all species GibbonsSiamangs
Family Indriidae: all species except those of the genus Avahi Leaping lemurs (including the indri and sifakas)Exceptions:Woolly lemurs
Family Lemuridae: all species except those of the genus Hapalemur Large lemursExceptions:Bamboo lemurs (also known as gentle lemurs)
Edentates
Family Dasypodidae: the species Priodontes maximus Giant armadillo
Family Myrmecophagidae: the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla Giant anteater
Carnivores
Family Canidae: all species except–
(a) those of the genera Alopex, Cerdocyon, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Pseudalopex, Urocyon, Vulpes and Nyctereutes
(b) Canis familiaris, other than the subspecies Canis familiaris dingo Canids (including wild dogs, wolves, jackals, the maned wolf, the dhole, the bush dog, and the dingo) other than the excepted speciesExceptions:
(a) foxes, culpeo, grey zorro, raccoon dogs
(b) domestic dogs
Family Felidae: all species except–
(a) Felis silvestris (including the subspecies Felis silvestris catus), Felis margarita, Felis nigripes, Otocolobus manul, Leopardus tigrinus, Leopardus geoffroyi (also known as Oncifelis geoffroyi), Leopardus guigna (also known as Oncifelis guigna), Catopuma badia (also known as Pardofelis badia) and Prionailurus rubiginosus
(b) a hybrid descended exclusively from two or more of the species described in paragraph (a)
(c) a hybrid of which–
(i) one parent is Felis silvestris catus, and
(ii) the other parent is a first generation hybrid of Felis silvestris catus and any species not described in paragraph (a)
(d) a hybrid descended exclusively from hybrid cats as described in paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within that paragraph)
(e) a hybrid descended exclusively from Felis silvestris catus and any one or more hybrid cat as described in paragraph (c) (ignoring, for the purpose of determining exclusivity of descent, the parents and remoter ancestors of any hybrid within that paragraph) Cats (including the bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval and tiger) other than the excepted speciesExceptions:
(a) The wild cat (including the domestic cat), the sand cat, the black-footed cat, the pallas cat (also known as the manul), the little spotted cat (also known as the oncilla or tiger cat), the Geoffroy’s cat, the kodkod (also known as the guina) the bay cat (also known as the Borneo cat), and the rusty-spotted cat
(b) a cat descended exclusively from two or more of the species described in paragraph (a)
(c) a cat of which one parent is a domestic cat and the other parent is a first generation hybrid of a domestic cat and a cat that is a dangerous wild animal
(d) a cat descended exclusively from hybrid cats described in paragraph (c)
(e) a cat descended exclusively from the domestic cat and hybrids cats described in paragraph (c)
Family Hyaenidae: all species except Proteles cristatus HyenasException:Aardwolf
Family Mustelidae:
(a) all species of the genera Arctonyx, Melogale, Mydaus, Taxidea, Pteronura, Aonyx, Enhydra and Lontra
(b) the genus Lutra except the species Lutra lutra
(c) the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis 
(a) The hog badger, the ferret badger, the stink badger, the American badger, the giant otter, the African clawless otter, the oriental small-clawed otter, the sea otter, the river otters, and the marine otter
(b) the hairy-nosed otter
(c) the tayra, the wolverine, the fisher (also known as the peken or fisher cat) and the honey badgerException:European otter
Family Ursidae: all species, including the species Ailuropoda melanoleuca and Ailurus fulgens Bears (including the giant panda and the red panda)
Family Viverridae:
(a) all species of the genera Civettictis and Viverra
(b) the species Cryptoprocta ferox 
(a) Civets (including the African civet, the large-spotted civets, the Malayan civet and the Indian civets)
(b) the fossa
Pinnipedes
Family Odobenidae: all species Walrus
Family Otariidae: all species Eared seals
Family Phocidae: all species except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus True seals (also known as earless seals) other than the excepted speciesExceptions:Common seal (also known as the harbour seal)Grey seal
Elephants
Family Elephantidae: all species Elephants
Aardvark
Family Orycteropodidae: the species Orycteropus afer Aardvark
Odd-toed ungulates
Family Equidae: all species except Equus asinus and Equus caballus HorsesWild assesZebrasExceptions:Donkey (also known as the ass)Domestic horse
Family Rhinocerotidae: all species Rhinoceroses
Family Tapiridae: all species Tapirs
Even-toed ungulates
Family Antilocapridae: the species Antilocapra Americana Pronghorn
Family Bovidae: all species except domestic forms of the genera Bos, Bubalus, Capra and Ovis Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheepExceptions:Domestic cattleDomestic buffaloDomestic goatsDomestic sheep
Family Camelidae: all species of the genera Camelus Camels
Family Cervidae: all species of the genera Alces and Rangifer except domestic forms of the species Rangifer tarandus Moose (also known as the elk)Caribou (also known as the reindeer)Exception:Domestic reindeer
Family Giraffidae: all species GiraffeOkapi
Family Hippopotamidae: all species HippopotamusPygmy hippopotamus
Family Suidae: all species, except domestic forms of the species Sus scrofa other than farmed wild boar Old-world pigs other than animals of the excepted kindException:Domestic pig, other than farmed wild boar
Family Tayassuidae: all species New-world pigs (also known as peccaries)
Hybrids
A hybrid of a mammal specified in the first column of this Schedule where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified, but not including an excepted hybrid of the family Felidae A hybrid animal with a dangerous wild animal as a parentException:A cat hybrid that is not a dangerous wild animal
BIRDS
Cassowaries
Family Casuariidae: all species Cassowaries
Ostrich
Family Struthionidae: all species Ostrich
REPTILES
Crocodilians
Family Alligatoridae: all species AlligatorsCaimans
Family Crocodylidae: all species CrocodilesFalse gharial
Family Gavialidae: all species Gharial (also known as the gavial)
Lizards and snakes
Family Atractaspididae: all species of the genera Atractaspis. Burrowing asps (also known as mole vipers, or burrowing vipers)Stiletto snakes
Family Colubridae:
(a) all species of the genera Malpolon and Thelotornis
(b) the species Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana, Xenodon severus 
(a) All rear-fanged venomous colubrid snakes of the specified genera (including montpellier snakes, the false cobra, and twig or bird snakes)
(b) the boomslang, the red-necked keelback, the tiger keelback (also known as the yamakagashi or the Japanese tiger-snake), the Argentine black-headed snake, the South American green racer, the Peruvian racer (also known as the Peru slender snake), the Amazon false viper (also known as the false fer-de-lance)
Family Elapidae: all species Front-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including cobras, coral snakes, kraits, mambas, whipsnakes, death adders and all other Australian poisonous snakes)
Family Hydrophiidae: all species Sea snakes
Family Helodermatidae: all species Gila monsterMexican beaded lizard
Family Viperidae: all species Front-fanged venomous snakes of the specified family (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers)
INVERTEBRATES
Spiders
Family Ctenidae: all species of the genus Phoneutria Wandering spiders
Family Hexathelidae: all species of the genus Atrax Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives
Family Sicariidae: all species of the genus Loxosceles Brown recluse spiders (also known as violin spiders)
Family Theridiidae: all species of the genus Latrodectus Widow spiders and close relatives
Scorpions
Family Buthidae: all species Buthid scorpions
Family Hemioscorpiidae: the species Hemiscorpius lepturus Middle Eastern thin-tailed scorpion.
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