DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 53

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 53

53—Directions about how to comply with order

        (1)         A council may, from time to time, issue written directions to a person who owns or is responsible for the control of a dog subject to an order under this Division about how the order may be complied with in the area of the council.

        (2)         If directions issued under this section are complied with, a person who owns or is responsible for the control of the dog is not liable to prosecution for contravention of the order as it applies in the area of the council to which the directions relate.