Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations64. Requirement for licence
(1) The occupier of premises within an area of the municipality must not keep more than the number of dogs, declared dogs, class of dogs, cats or class of cats determined by the council:
(a) for the municipality under by-law 58(1); or
(b) for the area under by-law 62(2).
(2) An offence against clause (1) is a regulatory offence.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the occupier of the premises proves the dogs or cats had not been kept at the premises:
(a) for a period of one month or more immediately before the date of the alleged offence; or
(b) for periods totalling one month during the 3 month period immediately before that date.
(4) Clause (1) does not apply if the premises
are licensed under
by-law 58.