Dogs attacking or menacing persons or animals
32 Dogs attacking or menacing persons or animals
If, within the council area, a dog:
menaces a person or an animal; or
attacks a person or an animal,
the owner of the dog commits an offence.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under clause (1) if the owner of the dog proves that:
(a) a person had, without the owner's permission, enticed the dog to menace or attack the person or animal;
(b) the animal menaced or attacked was menaced or attacked on premises owned or occupied by the owner; or
(c) the person menaced or attacked was menaced or attacked on premises owned or occupied by the owner and the person:
was on the premises for an illegal purpose; or
(ii) was menaced or attacked other than when proceeding by the shortest practical route from a normal access point on a boundary of the premises to the door of the premises closest to that access point or from the door to the access point.
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