Removal of identification device
24 Removal of identification device
Subject to these By‑laws, a person, other than the owner of a dog, who, without reasonable cause, removes an identification device from a registered dog is guilty of an offence.
Subject to these By‑laws, the owner of a registered dog that is at large without an identification device is guilty of an offence.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause
if the owner of the dog proves that the identification device was removed:
without the owner's permission and the owner had not had sufficient opportunity to replace the identification device; or
for a reasonable cause and the cause was still existent at the date of the alleged offence.
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