New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 34

34 Authorised officer may declare dog to be dangerous

(1) An authorised officer of a council may, if satisfied that a dog is dangerous, declare it to be a dangerous dog. It does not matter if the dog is ordinarily kept in another council’s area.

(2) A declaration can be made on the officer’s own initiative or on the written application of a police officer or any other person.

(3) A declaration has effect throughout the State. It is not limited in its operation to the area of the council whose authorised officer made the declaration.

Note: This Part also gives the Local Court the power to declare a dog to be dangerous in certain circumstances.