Order to attend dog training course, ban on owning or keeping dogs
46A Order to attend dog training course, ban on owning or keeping dogs
A court that convicts a person of —
an offence against this Act for which there is a minimum penalty may, in addition to imposing a penalty, order the person to attend with the dog and complete a dog training course specified in the order; or
any other offence against this Act may, as an alternative to or in addition to, imposing a penalty, order the person to attend with the dog and complete a dog training course specified in the order.
If —
a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act; and
the person has previously been convicted of 2 or more offences against this Act,
the court may, in addition to imposing the penalty for the offence referred to in paragraph (a), order that the person is banned from owning or keeping a dog permanently or for a period specified in the order.
A court that makes an order made under subsection (1) or (2) is to provide a copy of the order to —
the local government for the district in which the person subject to the order lives; and
the CEO.
A person who does not comply with an order made under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of contempt of court.
A person who is guilty of contempt of court under subsection (4) may be summarily convicted by the Court and on conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding $5 000, or to both, or in default of immediate payment of the fine imposed, to imprisonment —
until the fine is paid; or
for a term not exceeding 12 months,
whichever may be the shorter period.
[Section 46A inserted: No. 18 of 2013 s. 53.]
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