In legislatures, more commonly in parliaments, a non-textual amendment is an amendment that alters the meaning or scope of operation of a piece of legislation, but without changing the text.
It contrasts with a "textual amendment" that directly changes the wording.
[2] For a non-textual amendment, both the original provision and the new provision would have to be read together to have a complete understanding of the item.
In this case, a textual amendment could be made so that the statement says, "All dogs are allowed."
A non-textual amendment would not change the original statement.