Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to these By-laws, the Council may, by resolution, declare an area within Mataranka to be a dog exercise area and may specify the times when a dog may be exercised in the area and the conditions, if any, to apply to the exercising of a dog in the area.
(2) Subject to these By-laws, the Council may, by resolution, declare an area within Mataranka to be a dog restriction area and may prohibit the keeping of –
(a) all dogs;
(b) more than a specified number of dogs; or
(c) all, or more than a specified number of, dogs of a specified breed,
in the area.
(3) The Council shall, not less that 21 days before declaring an area to be a dog exercise area or dog restriction area –
(a) publish a notice of the proposed dog exercise area or dog restriction area in a newspaper circulating in Mataranka; and
(b) serve a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (a) on the owners of premises adjacent to the proposed dog exercise area or dog restriction area.