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Proposal: seized dogs should as a rule be able to stay with their owner under supervision

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ings­beslut­ning om at lade hunde i verserende sager blive hos deres ejere under elektronisk overvågning

Parliamentary resolution · B 28 (2026-27) · Ministeriet for Natur og Dyrevelfærd

In short

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  • Proposed by: Dan­marks­de­mokraterne (6 members, first named: Kim Edberg Andersen)
  • What is proposed: The proposal calls on the Danish Parliament to ask the government to introduce a bill so that seized dogs in a pending case under the Dog Act can, as a rule, stay with their owner.
  • Who would be affected: The proposal concerns dogs seized in a pending case under the Dog Act, and their owners.
  • 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 introduce the necessary bills on seized dogs in a pending case under the Dog Act.
  • The dog can, as a rule, stay with its owner while the case is being handled.
  • This requires that it can happen without risk to the surroundings.
  • Effective conditions for the dog's stay must be able to be set, including requirements for electronic monitoring and restrictions on the dog's movements.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

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 fremsætte de nødvendige lovforslag, så hunde, der er beslaglagt i verserende sager efter hundeloven, som udgangspunkt kan blive hos deres ejer under sagens behandling f.eks. under elektronisk overvågning, hvis det kan ske uden risiko for omgivelserne.

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

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  1. Introduced · 9 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
  2. 1st reading
    The date is not known yet
  3. Adopted or rejected
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament