COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 45
When Local Court can declare dog to be dangerous or menacing dog
COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 45
When Local Court can declare dog to be dangerous or menacing dog
45 When Local Court can declare dog to be dangerous or menacing dog
(1) The Local Court may declare a dog to be a dangerous dog if the Court is
satisfied that-- (a) the dog is dangerous, or
Note : Section 33 sets out the meaning of "dangerous" in relation to a dog for
the purposes of this Act.
(b) the dog has been declared a dangerous dog under
a law of another State or a Territory that corresponds with this Act.
(1A)
The Local Court may declare a dog to be a menacing dog if the Court is
satisfied that-- (a) the dog is menacing because of any observed behaviour of
the dog, or
(b) the dog is of a menacing breed or kind of dog (or a
cross-breed of a menacing breed or kind of dog), or
(c) the dog has been
declared a menacing dog under a law of another State or a Territory that
corresponds with this Act.