New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Companion dog
[Repealed]
Companion dog: this definition was repealed, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(1) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
disability assist dog means a dog certified by 1 of the following organisations as being a dog trained to assist (or as being a dog in training to assist) a person with a disability
(a) Hearing Dogs for Deaf People New Zealand:
(b) Mobility Assistance Dogs Trust:
(c) New Zealand Epilepsy Assist Dogs Trust:
(d) Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind:
(e) Top Dog Companion Trust:
(f) an organisation specified in an Order in Council made under section 78D
disability assist dog: this definition was inserted, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(2) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
district means the district of a territorial authority
District: this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84). See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
Dog control fee means any fee prescribed under section 37 of this Act
Dog control officer means a dog control officer appointed under section 11 of this Act; and includes a warranted officer exercising powers under section 17 of this Act
Dog ranger means a dog ranger appointed under section 12 of this Act; and includes an honorary dog ranger
Domestic animal includes—
(a) Any animal (including a bird or reptile) kept as a domestic pet:
(b) Any working dog:
(c) Any other animal kept by any person for recreational purposes or for the purposes of that person's occupation or employment:
Guide dog
[Repealed]
Guide dog: this definition was amended, as from 30 April 2003, by section 28(1) Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act (2002 No 3(P)) by substituting the words “Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind”
for the words “Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind”
. See clause 2 Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/56).
Guide dog: this definition was repealed, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(1) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
Hearing ear dog
[Repealed]
Hearing ear dog: this definition was amended, as from 15 December 2001, by section 2 Dog Control (Hearing Dogs) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 102) by substituting the words “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People New Zealand Trust”
for the words “Hearing Association of New Zealand (Incorporated)”
. This proposed amendment was apparently in error as the definition contained the words “the Hearing Association (Incorporated)”
, and the words “Hearing Dogs for Deaf People New Zealand Trust”
were accordingly substituted for those words.
Hearing ear dog: this definition was repealed, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(1) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
Infringement offence has the meaning given to it in section 65(1) of this Act
Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act.
Minister: this definition was inserted, as from 1 December 2003, by section 3(1) Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).
Neutered dog means a dog that has been spayed or castrated; and does not include a dog that has been vasectomised
Owner, in relation to any dog, means every person who—
(a) Owns the dog; or
(b) Has the dog in his or her possession, whether the dog is at large or in confinement, otherwise than for a period not exceeding 72 hours for the purpose of preventing the dog causing injury, damage, or distress, or for the sole purpose of restoring a lost dog to its owner; or
(c) The parent or guardian of a person under the age of 16 years who—
(ii) Is a member of the parent or guardian's household living with and dependent on the parent or guardian;—
but does not include any person who has seized or taken custody of the dog under this Act or the Animal Welfare Act 1999 or the National Parks Act 1980 or the Conservation Act 1987 or any order made under this Act or the Animal Welfare Act 1999
Owner: this definition was amended, as from 1 January 2000, by section 194 Animal Welfare Act 1999 (1999 No 142) by substituting the words “Animal Welfare Act 1999”
for the words “Animals Protection Act 1960”
in both places where they appear.
Poultry means any live bird (including a domestic fowl, a duck, a goose, a turkey, a guinea-fowl, a pheasant, an emu, an ostrich, a quail, or a pigeon) that is kept or raised for the purpose of sale or of producing eggs, hatching eggs, or poultry products or for the purpose of rearing on behalf of another person
Private way has the meaning given to it by section 315(1) of the Local Government Act 1974
Protected wildlife means—
(a) Any animal for the time being absolutely protected pursuant to section 3 of the Wildlife Act 1953; and
(b) Any animal for the time being partially protected pursuant to section 5 of the Wildlife Act 1953, other than an animal in such circumstances that it may be hunted or killed under the authority of subsection (2) of that section; and
(c) Any animal that is a marine mammal within the meaning of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978:
Public place—
(a) Means a place that, at any material time, is open to or is being used by the public, whether free or on payment of a charge, and whether any owner or occupier of the place is lawfully entitled to exclude or eject any person from that place; and
(b) Includes any aircraft, hovercraft, ship or ferry or other vessel, train, or vehicle carrying or available to carry passengers for reward:
register, as a noun, means a dogs register kept by a territorial authority under section 34
register: this definition was inserted, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(2) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
registration year has the same meaning as that given to the term financial year in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002
Registration year: this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84). See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
specified agency —
(a) means—
(i) the Aviation Security Service established under section 72B(2)(ca) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990:
(ii) the Department of Conservation:
(iii) the Department of Corrections:
(iv) the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry:
(v) the Ministry of Defence:
(vi) the Ministry of Fisheries:
(vii) the New Zealand Customs Service:
(viii) the New Zealand Defence Force:
(ix) the New Zealand Police; and
(b) includes the Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.
specified agency: this definition was inserted, as from 1 December 2003, by section 3(2) Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).
Stock means—
(a) Any live horse, cattle, sheep, swine, alpaca, llama, bison, donkey, hinny, mule, or water buffalo that is not in a wild state:
(b) Any deer, goat, thar, rabbit, possum, or other animal that is kept within a fence or enclosure for domestic or farming purposes:
territorial authority has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 2002; but, except for the purposes of section 7 of this Act, does not include any territorial authority that has united with any other territorial authority under clause 30(1)(b) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002
Territorial authority: this definition was substituted, as from 1 July 2003, by section 262 Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84). See sections 273 to 314 of that Act as to the savings and transitional provisions.
veterinarian has the meaning given to it in section 4 of the Veterinarians Act 2005
veterinarian: this definition was inserted, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(2) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
Warranted officer means any person who is for the time being a warranted officer within the meaning of the Conservation Act 1987
Working dog means—
(a) any disability assist dog:
(b) Any dog—
(i) Kept by the Police or any constable, the Customs Department, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Fisheries or the Ministry of Defence, or any officer or employee of any such Department of State solely or principally for the purposes of carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Police or the Department of State or that constable, officer, or employee; or
(ii) Kept solely or principally for the purposes of herding or driving stock; or
(iii) Kept by the Department of Conservation or any officer or employee of that Department solely or principally for the purposes of carrying out the functions, duties, and powers of that Department; or
(iv) Kept solely or principally for the purposes of destroying pests or pest agents under any pest management strategy under the Biosecurity Act 1993; or
(iva) kept by the Department of Corrections or any officer or employee of that Department solely or principally for the purposes of carrying out the functions, duties, and powers of that Department; or
(ivb) kept by the Aviation Security Service established under section 72B(2)(ca) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, or any officer or employee of that Service solely or principally for the purposes of carrying out the functions, duties, and powers of that Service; or
(ivc) certified for use by the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management for the purposes of carrying out the functions, duties, and powers conferred by the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002; or
(v) Owned by a security guard as defined in section 4 of the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act 1974 and kept solely or principally for the purposes of carrying on the business of a security guard; or
(vi) Declared by resolution of the territorial authority to be a working dog for the purposes of this Act, or any dog of a class so declared by the authority, being a dog owned by any class of persons specified in the resolution and kept solely or principally for the purposes specified in the resolution.
working dog: paragraph (a) of this definition was substituted, as from 28 June 2006, by section 4(3) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
working dog: paragraph (b)(iva) to (ivc) of this definition was inserted, as from 1 December 2003, by section 3(3) Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).
Compare: 1982 No 42 s 2; 1990 No 27 s 42