New Zealand Legislation: Acts

14 Power of entry

• (1) Where any dog control officer has good cause to suspect that an offence against this Act or against any bylaw made under this Act is being committed on any land or premises, the dog control officer, and all persons he or she calls to his or her assistance, may enter at any reasonable time onto the land or premises—

  • (a) To inspect any dog for the time being appearing to be kept on that land or premises or to inspect the conditions in which any such dog is kept; and

  • (b) If authorised under any other provision of this Act, to seize or take custody of any dog on the land or premises.

  (2) Where any dog control officer has good cause to suspect that an offence against this Act or against any bylaw made under this Act has, at any time in the preceding 6 months, been committed in respect of any dog for the time being appearing to be kept on any land or premises, the dog control officer, and all persons he or she calls to his or her assistance, may enter at any reasonable time onto the land or premises—

  • (a) To inspect any dog on the land or premises; and

  • (b) If authorised under any other provision of this Act, to seize or take custody of any dog on the land or premises.

  (3) Nothing in this section shall authorise any dog control officer to enter any dwellinghouse unless—

  • (a) the entry is authorised by a warrant given by a District Court Judge on written application on oath; and

  • (b) He or she is accompanied by a constable.

  (4) This section is subject to any express provision to the contrary in this Act.

  Subsection (3)(a) was amended, as from 30 June 1998, by section 7 District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76), by inserting the words “or Community Magistrate”.

  Subsection (3)(a) was substituted, as from 28 June 2006, by section 7(1) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).

  Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 28 June 2006, by section 7(2) Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).