Ownership of dog fences
17 Ownership of dog fences
Subject to subclause (2), if part of a dog fence stands or is erected or constructed on land comprised in a Crown lease, the lessee of the land under the lease will, for the purposes of this Part, be taken to be the owner of such part of the fence on that land as is not vested in a local board.
If a dog fence divides contiguous land of adjoining owners, the owner of the land inside the dog fence will, for the purposes of this
Part, be taken to be—
the owner of the land on which that part of the fence is situated; and
the owner of so much of that part of the fence as is not vested in a local board.
If a part of a dog fence adjoins the area in relation to which a local board is established, the ownership of that part of the dog fence is vested in that local board.
However, the Minister may, by instrument made on the recommendation of the board and with the agreement of the relevant owner of the land—
where subclause (3) applies—vest the ownership any part of the fence vested by that subclause in the owner of the land on which the fence is situated, or in the board; or
in any other case—vest the ownership of any part of a dog fence in the board.
The
Minister may, by subsequent instrument made on the recommendation of the board, revest any part of the fence vested by subclause (4) in a local board or any other person.
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