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