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Dog Control Act 1996  013
Commenced: 1 Jul 1996
Obligations of Owner
62   Allowing dogs known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled




   62. Allowing dogs known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled---(1)
 Every person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a
 fine not exceeding $1,500 who permits any dog owned by that person and
 known by that person---
   (a) To be dangerous; or
   (b) To have attacked any person or any stock or poultry or property of
         any kind,---
 to be at large or in any public place or private way, other than when
 confined completely within a vehicle or cage, without being muzzled in
 such a manner as to prevent the dog from biting but allow it to breathe
 and drink without obstruction.

   (2) Where any person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1)
 of this section, the Court may make an order for the destruction of the
 dog.

   (3) Nothing in this section shall apply in respect of any dog kept by
 the Police or any constable, the Customs Department, or the Ministry of
 Defence or any member of the Defence Force, or any officer or employee
 of the Customs Department or the Ministry of Defence while being used
 for the purpose of carrying out in a lawful manner any function, duty,
 or power of the Police or the Department or Ministry or that constable,
 member of the Defence Force, officer, or employee.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 57; 1985, No. 172, s. 2 (2)
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