reg 33A

Dog at large without identification device

In force

(1) The owner of a registered dog who permits the dog to be at large without an identification device commits an offence.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)

An offence against clause (1) is an offence of strict liability.

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the defendant proves that the identification device was removed:

(a) without the owner's permission and the owner had not had sufficient opportunity to replace the identification device; or

(b) for a reasonable cause and the cause was still existent at the date of the alleged offence.

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