Domestic Animals Act 2000

This section applies to a dog seized under this division that is a dangerous dog, whether the dog was declared to be a dangerous dog before or after it was seized.

The registrar may sell or destroy the dog if—

not later than 7 days after the day of the seizure, the registrar cannot find out who is the dog’s keeper after making reasonable inquiries; or

the dog’s keeper relinquishes ownership of the dog under section 69; or

not later than 7 days after the day notice under section 60 (1) (b) (ii) was given to the dog’s keeper, the keeper does not tell the registrar, in writing, that the keeper wishes to claim the dog and—

if a dangerous dog licence is not in force for the dog—apply to the registrar for a dangerous dog licence; and

if the dog is not registered—apply to the registrar to register the dog.

The registrar may sell or destroy a dog mentioned in subsection (2) (c) (i) if—

the dog’s keeper applies for a dangerous dog licence for the dog; and

the registrar refuses to issue the licence; and

the keeper receives notice of the registrar’s decision to refuse to issue the licence; and

either—

the keeper does not, not later than 7 days after the day the keeper receives the notice (the application period), make an application under section 120 for review of the decision; or

the keeper makes an application under section 120 for review of the decision not later than the application period and the registrar’s decision to refuse to issue the licence is confirmed.