Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

DARWIN CITY COUNCIL BY-LAWS - SECT 62

62. Dog exercise area and dog restriction areas

(1) The council may, by resolution:

(a) declare an area within the municipality to be a dog exercise area; and

(b) specify, for the area:

(i) the times when a dog may be exercised; and

(ii) conditions to apply to the exercising of the dog.

(2) The council may, by resolution:

(a) declare an area within the municipality to be a dog restriction area; and

(b) prohibit the keeping at premises within the area all, or more than a specified number of:

(i) dogs; or

(ii) declared dogs; or

(ii) dogs of a specified class.

(3) The council must, not less than 21 days before declaring an area to be a dog exercise area or dog restriction area, publish a notice of the proposed area in a newspaper circulating in the municipality.