New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Objects

• The objects of this Act are—

  • (a) To make better provision for the care and control of dogs—

    • (i) By requiring the registration of dogs; and

    • (ii) By making special provision in relation to dangerous dogs and menacing dogs; and

    • (iii) By imposing on the owners of dogs, obligations designed to ensure that dogs do not cause a nuisance to any person and do not injure, endanger, or cause distress to any person; and

    • (iv) By imposing on owners of dogs obligations designed to ensure that dogs do not injure, endanger, or cause distress to any stock, poultry, domestic animal, or protected wildlife; and

  • (b) To make provision in relation to damage caused by dogs.

  Paragraph (a)(ii) was amended, as from 1 December 2003, by section 4 Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119) by inserting the words “and menacing dogs”.