Dog Act 1976

Every person liable for the control of —

a commercial security dog must ensure that the dog wears a collar of a kind prescribed to be worn by commercial security dogs with information attached to or endorsed on the collar in accordance with the regulations; or

a dangerous dog other than a commercial security dog must ensure that the dog wears a collar of a kind prescribed to be worn by dangerous dogs other than commercial security dogs with information attached to or endorsed on the collar in accordance with the regulations.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

Every person liable for the control of a dangerous dog must ensure that the enclosure within which the dog is confined, whether or not the enclosure is at the premises where the dog is ordinarily kept or ordinarily permitted to live, is constructed to —

prevent the dog from escaping; and

prevent the dog from being removed or released from the enclosure without the permission of the person liable for the dog’s control; and

prevent a child who has not reached 7 years of age from entering, or inserting any part of its body into, the enclosure without the help of an adult.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

Subsection (2) does not apply to a commercial security dog when it is working.

When a commercial security dog is working at premises, every person liable for the control of the dog and the person who arranges for the dog to guard or protect the premises must ensure that —

the dog is confined to the premises and that the enclosure within which the dog is confined is constructed to —

prevent the dog from escaping that enclosure; and

prevent the dog from being removed or released from that enclosure without the permission of a person liable for the dog’s control;

during any time that a person other than the dog’s handler has lawful access to the area in which the dog is working —

the dog is confined to an enclosure that is constructed to —

prevent the dog from escaping that enclosure; and

prevent the dog from being removed or released from that enclosure without the permission of a person liable for the dog’s control; and

prevent a child who has not reached 7 years of age from entering, or inserting any part of its body into, that enclosure without the help of an adult;

the dog is held by means of a chain, cord, leash or harness of sufficient strength and not exceeding the prescribed length by a person who has reached 18 years of age and who is capable of controlling the dog; or

the dog is securely tethered on a temporary basis by means of a chain, cord, leash or harness of sufficient strength and not exceeding the prescribed length.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

The occupier of the premises where a dangerous dog is ordinarily kept or ordinarily permitted to live must ensure that a warning sign, of a prescribed kind, is displayed at each entrance to the premises.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

When a dangerous dog is not confined in an enclosure, every person liable for the control of the dog must ensure that the dog wears a muzzle.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

When a dangerous dog is not confined in an enclosure, every person liable for the control of the dog must ensure that —

the dog is held by means of a chain, cord, leash or harness of sufficient strength and not exceeding the prescribed length by a person who has reached 18 years of age and who is capable of controlling the dog; or

the dog is securely tethered on a temporary basis by means of a chain, cord, leash or harness of sufficient strength and not exceeding the prescribed length.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

When a dangerous dog is not confined in an enclosure, every person liable for the control of the dog must ensure that the dog is controlled by a person who has reached 18 years of age and who is capable of controlling the dog.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

Every person liable for the control of a dangerous dog must ensure that the dog is not in a public place —

at all if the place is specified under section 31(2B) as a place where dogs are prohibited at all times; or

at a time when the place is specified under section 31(2B) as a place where dogs are prohibited at that time.

a fine of $10 000, but the minimum penalty is a fine of $500;

for each separate and further offence committed by the person under the Interpretation Act 1984 section 71, a fine of $500.

Every person liable for the control of a dangerous dog must ensure that the dog —

does not kill a person; and

does not endanger the life of a person.

A person who contravenes subsection (10) is guilty of a crime.