Police have said a man is being reported to the procurator fiscal after an incident which resulted in the death of a dozen sheep on a farm near Gretna.
Two animals died immediately and another 10 had to be put down later at West Scales farm in Rigg on 1 November.
Police Scotland said a 50-year-old local man had been traced and reported in relation to the incident.
They said he would be charged with offences under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953.