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Proposal: Parliament should require the government to set up a commission on the Dog Act

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ings­beslut­ning om en nedsættelse af en hurtigarbejde kommission om den nuværende hundelov

Parliamentary resolution · B 25 (2026-27) · Ministeriet for Natur og Dyrevelfærd

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In short

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  • Proposed by: Dansk Folkeparti (15 members, first named: Christian Kirk)
  • What is proposed:
    • The proposal suggests that Parliament (Folketinget) require the government to set up a fast-working commission during the current parliamentary session.
    • The commission must revise the current Dog Act.
  • When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

What the proposal says:

  • The government must set up a fast-working commission during the current parliamentary session.
  • The commission must consist of relevant experts.
  • The commission must prepare a proposal for a revised legal text.
  • The proposal for the legal text can subsequently be considered by Parliament (Folketinget).

Sources and original

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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Forslaget pålægger regeringen at nedsætte en hurtigarbejdende kommission af sagkyndige med henblik på at gennemgå og revidere den gældende hundelov. Kommissionen skal udarbejde forslag til en ny lovtekst. Baggrunden er bekymringer om retssikkerheden for hundeejere og om grundlaget for myndighedernes afgørelser.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 9 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1st reading
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