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Dog Control Act 1996  013
Commenced: 1 Jul 1996
Obligations of Owner
64   Procedure where order made for destruction of dog




   64. Procedure where order made for destruction of dog---(1) Where any
 District Court makes an order for the destruction of any dog, any person
 having custody or control of the dog shall cause the dog to be destroyed
 forthwith.

   (2) Where any such person does not cause the dog to be destroyed
 forthwith, any constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger may seize
 and destroy the dog.

   (3) In the exercise of his or her powers under subsection (2) of this
 section, any constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger may, at any
 reasonable time, enter on any land or premises, including any
 dwellinghouse, and remove any dog that is the subject of an order for
 destruction.

   (4) Nothing in subsection (3) of this section shall authorise any dog
 control officer or dog ranger to enter any dwellinghouse unless he or
 she is accompanied by a constable.

   (5) Where any dog is destroyed by any dog control officer or dog
 ranger acting under the authority of this section, the reasonable costs
 of the collection, destruction, and disposal of the dog shall constitute
 a debt recoverable by the territorial authority from the owner of the
 dog.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 62
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