COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 57B Prohibition on accepting ownership of restricted dog or proposed restricted dog COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 57B Prohibition on accepting ownership of restricted dog or proposed restricted dog 57B Prohibition on accepting ownership of restricted dog or proposed restricted dog (1) A person who accepts ownership of a restricted dog or proposed restricted dog is guilty of an offence. : Maximum penalty--150 penalty units. (2) A person does not commit an offence under this section by reason only of taking delivery of, or detaining, a dog under Part 7 or as the consequence of a dog being surrendered to a council pound or an approved animal welfare organisation.
