Dog Regulations 2013

For section 33GA(1)(a), a collar worn by a commercial security dog must have alternating red and yellow stripes, each stripe being 25 mm wide and set at an angle of 45 degrees to the rim of the collar, with one of those colours being fluorescent so that the collar is visible in darkness.

For section 33GA(1)(b), a collar worn by a dangerous dog other than a commercial security dog must have alternating red and yellow stripes, each stripe being 25 mm wide and set at an angle of 45 degrees to the rim of the collar, with one of those colours being fluorescent so that the collar is visible in darkness.

For section 33GA(1)(a) and (b), a collar worn by a dangerous dog must —

be made of durable materials; and

be capable of being securely fastened; and

be capable of being attached to a leash; and

have a minimum width —

in the case of a dog weighing less than 10 kg, 15 mm; or

in the case of a dog weighing 10 kg or more but less than 20 kg, 25 mm; or

in the case of a dog weighing 20 kg or more but less than 40 kg, 40 mm; or

in the case of a dog weighing 40 kg or more, 50 mm.

A person must not put on a dog, or allow a dog to wear, a collar of a kind required to be worn by a dangerous dog or resembling such a collar unless the dog is a dangerous dog and the collar is of a kind required to be worn by that kind of dangerous dog.