Requirement for licence
23 Requirement for licence
(1) The occupier of premises where more than the number of dogs, or the number of dogs of a class of dog or classes of dogs, as determined under clause (2), are kept is guilty of an offence unless the premises are licensed.
Penalty: $200.
(2) The Council may, by resolution, determine the number of dogs, or the number of dogs of a class of dog or classes of dogs, which may be kept on premises without the premises being licensed, and the Council may make different determinations in respect of different areas within the Municipality.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the occupier of the premises proves that the dog in respect of which the alleged offence occurred had, at the time of the alleged offence, not attained the age of 3 months.
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