Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A dog shall not be
in any place that is not a public place unless —
(a)
consent to its being there has been given —
(i)
by the occupier or a person apparently authorised to
consent on behalf of the occupier; or
(ii)
if the place is unoccupied, by the owner or a person
apparently authorised to consent on behalf of the owner; or
(iii)
if the place is an enclosed field, paddock, yard or other
place in which animals or birds are confined, by the owner of all such animals
or birds;
or
(b) it
is held or tethered as required by section 31(1).
(2) A dog is exempt
from the requirements of subsection (1) if it is —
(a) in a
pet shop or premises used for the practice of a registered veterinary surgeon;
or
(b) in
or on a vehicle or boat.
(3) 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 against that
subsection unless he establishes a defence under section 33B.
Penalty: Where the dog is a dangerous dog,
$4 000; otherwise, $1 000.
[Section 33A inserted by No. 23 of 1987
s. 27; amended by No. 24 of 1996 s. 16.]