Dog Act 1976

For the purposes of this Act a local government may establish and maintain one or more dog management facilities and may appoint, under and subject to the provisions of the Local Government Act 1995, fit and proper persons to administer those facilities and otherwise to carry out the objects of this Act.

Where each of 2 or more local governments desire to establish and maintain dog management facilities or other services required by this Act, or otherwise to co‑operate in the administration of this Act, then notwithstanding the provisions of any other law it shall be lawful for an agreement pursuant to section 3.68 of the Local Government Act 1995, to be entered into and carried out for that purpose between them.

A person who is authorised by a local government to exercise any power under this Act shall be furnished with a certificate in the prescribed form evidencing his appointment, and shall produce that certificate on being required so to do by a person in respect of whom he exercises, has exercised, or is about to exercise any such power.

Subsection (3) is subject to the Public Health Act 2016 section 31.

Subsection (3) does not apply to a person appointed under the Local Government Act 1995 section 9.10(2) to be an authorised person for the purposes of this Act.