DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 59D
DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 59D
(1) A person may
lawfully destroy or injure a dog in the following circumstances:
(a) if
that action is reasonable and necessary for the protection of life or
property;
(b) if
the person is the owner or occupier of land, or a person acting under the
authority of the owner or occupier of land, and the dog, unaccompanied by a
person, is found in an enclosed paddock or other enclosed place in which an
animal that is being farmed is confined;
(c) if
the person is a warden under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
and—
(i)
the dog is attacking or harassing a protected animal
within the meaning of that Act on a reserve within the meaning of that Act;
and
(ii)
there is no other way of protecting the protected animal.
Note—
See also section 62.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), an authorised person may lawfully destroy or injure a dog
in any of the circumstances specified in that subsection.
(3) Nothing in this
section limits the operation of section 34B of the
Animal Welfare Act 1985 .