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DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 45

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 45

45—Transporting unrestrained dogs in vehicles

        (1)         If a dog is not physically restrained while being transported in the open tray of a utility, truck or other similar vehicle, the driver of the vehicle is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

Expiation fee: $210.

        (2)         If an authorised person reasonably suspects that a vehicle has been used to transport a dog contrary to this section, the authorised person may apply to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle.

        (3)         For the purposes of this section, a dog is "physically restrained while being transported in the open tray of a utility, truck or other similar vehicle if—

            (a)         the dog is being transported within a cage or other like enclosure; or

            (b)         the dog is securely tethered to the vehicle so that the dog cannot fall or escape from the vehicle.

        (4)         This section does not apply to the transport of—

            (a)         an accredited assistance dog; or

            (b)         a dog that is being used in the droving or tending of stock or is going to or returning from a place where it will be, or has been, so used.