Local government expenses to be recoverable
33M Local government expenses to be recoverable
Where a dog is declared to be a dangerous dog (declared), the local government may require the owner to pay, in addition to and at the time of payment of the registration fee under section 15, either —
a reasonable charge, up to such maximum amount as may be prescribed, as determined by the local government having regard to the expense incurred by the local government in making inquiries, investigations and inspections concerning the behaviour of that particular dog and the manner and place in which it is from time to time kept; or
a fixed charge of such amount as is —
determined by the local government for the purposes of this paragraph, but not exceeding the maximum amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a); or
prescribed,
as the local government may require.
Where the amount of any charge due under subsection (1) in relation to a dog is not paid —
the dog is liable to be seized, detained and disposed of under section 29; and
whether or not the dog is seized, section 29(5) applies in respect to such money.
[Section 33M inserted: No. 24 of 1996 s. 10; amended: No. 10 of 1998 s. 29(1); No. 18 of 2013 s. 43.]
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