19. Power of constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger to request
 information---(1) Any constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger may,
 for the purposes of this Act, request---
   (a) Any person appearing to be in charge of any dog; or
   (b) Any person appearing to be the occupier of any land or premises on
         which any dog is for the time being kept,---
 to state his or her own name, address, and date of birth, and where that
 person claims not to be the owner of the dog, to state the name and
 address of the owner of the dog.

   (2) Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary
 conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500 who, without reasonable
 excuse, fails or refuses to comply with any lawful request under
 subsection (1) of this section, or wilfully states a false name or
 address or date of birth in response to such a request.

   (3) Any constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger who---
   (a) Has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence against
         subsection (2) of this section has been committed by any person;
         and
   (b) Has warned that person of the provisions of this subsection; and
   (c) Has reasonable grounds to believe that a further offence against
         subsection (2) of this section has been committed by that person
         subsequent to the warning; and
   (d) Has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence against any
         other section of this Act, or against any bylaw authorised by
         this Act, has been committed by the owner of the dog referred to
         in subsection (1) of this section,---
 may seize and impound the dog and, in the case of a constable, may
 arrest that person without a warrant.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 18 (a)