DOG ACT 1976 - SECT 32
DOG ACT 1976 - SECT 32
32 . Control of dogs in exercise areas and rural areas
(1) A dog shall not be
in —
(a) a
dog exercise area specified under section 31(3A); or
(b) a
public place that is in an area of the State outside the metropolitan region
or outside a townsite, and that is not a rural leashing area specified under
section 31(3B),
unless —
(c) the
dog is being held in the way referred to in section 31(1)(a); or
(d) the
dog is being tethered in the way referred to in section 31(1)(b); or
(e) the
dog is not a greyhound and is being supervised by a competent person who is in
reasonable proximity to the dog.
(2) A person is a
competent person for the purposes of subsection (1) only if —
(a) he
is a person who is liable for the control of the dog; and
(b) he
is capable of controlling it; and
(c) he
is carrying and capable of attaching to the dog for the purpose of controlling
it, a chain, cord, leash or harness of sufficient strength and not exceeding
the prescribed length.
(3) The exemptions in
section 31(2) (other than paragraphs (a) and (b)) also apply for the purposes
of subsection (1).
(4) If a dog is at any
time in any place in contravention of subsection (1) every person liable for
the control of the dog at that time commits an offence unless the person
establishes a defence under section 33B.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(5) This section does
not apply to a dangerous dog.
[Section 32 inserted: No. 23 of 1987 s. 27;
amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 24 of 1996 s. 16; No. 18 of 2013 s. 29.]