(a) ensure that at all times when the dog is away from the
property where it is ordinarily kept--
(i) it is under the effective control
of some competent person by means of an adequate chain, cord or leash that is
attached to the dog and is held by (or secured to) the person, and
(ii) it
has a muzzle securely fixed on its mouth in such a manner as will prevent it
from biting any person or animal, and
(b) register the dog (if it is not
already registered), regardless of its age, within 7 days after receiving the
notice.
Note : Registration of a dog requires the dog to be microchipped.
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Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) (a)
(i), a dog is not considered to be under the effective control of a person if
the person has more than 2 dogs (one of which is the dog the subject of the
proposed declaration) under his or her control at the one time.
(3)
Subsection (1) (a) only applies in respect of a dog--
(a) for 28 days after
the notice is given to the dog's owner, or
(4) An
authorised officer may seize a dog that is the subject of a proposed
declaration if--
(a) the officer is satisfied that--
(i) the requirements of
subsection (1) (a) have not been complied with in relation to the dog, or
(ii) the dog is not confined, tethered or restrained in such a way as to
prevent the dog attacking or chasing a person lawfully at the property where
the dog is ordinarily kept, or
(b) the dog is not registered (regardless as
to whether the 7 day period referred to in subsection (1) (b) has expired).
(4A) An authorised officer may seize a dog under subsection (4) (a) only
during the period when subsection (1) (a) applies in respect of the dog.
(5)
If a dog is seized under subsection (4), Part 7 applies in respect of the dog
with the following modifications--
(i) the
requirements of subsection (1) (a) are capable of being complied with in
relation to the dog, and
(ii) the dog is reasonably capable of being
confined, tethered or restrained in such a way as to prevent the dog attacking
or chasing a person lawfully at the property where the dog is ordinarily kept,
and