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DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 45B

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 45B

45B—Dogs of prescribed breed

        (1)         A person who owns or is responsible for the control of a dog of a prescribed breed must ensure that, at any time the dog is not confined in premises of which that person is the occupier—

            (a)         the dog has a muzzle securely fixed on its mouth capable of preventing it from biting any person or animal; and

            (b)         the dog is under the effective control of a person by means of physical restraint.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

Expiation fee: $750.

        (4)         A person who sells or gives away, or advertises for sale or to give away, a dog of a prescribed breed is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.