The Act Commentary on Sections Part 6: Dogs Section 68 Termination of police responsibility for stray dogs
195.This section removes the responsibility of the police for dealing with stray dogs, by repealing section 3 of the Dogs Act 1906 (which enabled police officers to seize stray dogs found in public places), save in so far as that section applies to the continuing powers of the police to seize and detain such dogs under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953, and by amending section 150 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (under which stray dogs found by members of the public could be taken to the nearest police station). Under section 150 of the 1990 Act a responsibility for stray dogs remains with the local authority (as defined in section 149 of that Act).