reg 20
In forceUnregistered dogs
Part 4Control of dogs
Division 1Offences
20 Unregistered dogs
(1) Subject to this by‑law, a person who keeps a dog within Mataranka that is not registered is guilty of an offence.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the person charged with the offence proves that the dog had not been usually kept within Mataranka for a period of 4 consecutive months before the date of the alleged offence.
(3)
Clause (1) does not apply to:
(a)
a pound manager keeping a dog in a pound;
(b) the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (N.T.) Incorporated keeping a dog in a refuge maintained by it; or
(c)
a veterinarian keeping a dog for the purposes of treatment.
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