ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 194
Relevant person must ensure dog does not attack or cause fear
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 194
Relevant person must ensure dog does not attack or cause fear
194 Relevant person must ensure dog does not attack or cause fear
(1) A relevant person for a dog must take reasonable steps to ensure the dog
does not attack, or act in a way that causes fear to, someone else or another
animal.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the attack causes the death
of or grievous bodily harm to the person—300 penalty units; or
(b) if the
attack causes the death of or grievous bodily harm to the animal—100 penalty
units; or
(c) if the attack causes bodily harm to the person or animal—50
penalty units; or
(d) otherwise—20 penalty units.
(2) In this section—
"animal" does not include vermin that are not the property of anyone.