Dog Control Act 1996

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33E Effect of classification as menacing dog

(1)

If a dog is classified as a menacing dog under section 33A or section 33C, the owner of the dog—

(a)

must not allow the dog to be at large or in any public place or in any private way, except when confined completely within a vehicle or cage, without being muzzled in such a manner as to prevent the dog from biting but to allow it to breathe and drink without obstruction; and

(b)

must, if required by the territorial authority, within 1 month after receipt of notice of the classification, produce to the territorial authority a certificate issued by a veterinarian certifying—

(i)

that the dog is or has been neutered; or

(ii)

that for reasons that are specified in the certificate, the dog will not be in a fit condition to be neutered before a date specified in the certificate; and

(c)

must, if a certificate under paragraph (b)(ii) is produced to the territorial authority, produce to the territorial authority, within 1 month after the date specified in that certificate, a further certificate under paragraph (b)(i).

(2)

[Repealed]

(3)

[Repealed]

(4)

[Repealed]

(5)

Subsection (1)(a) does not apply in respect of any dog or class of dog that the territorial authority considers need not be muzzled in any specified circumstances (for example, at a dog show).

Section 33E: inserted, on 1 December 2003, by section 21 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).

Section 33E(1)(b): amended, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(4) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).

Section 33E(2): repealed, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(5) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).

Section 33E(3): repealed, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(5) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).

Section 33E(4): repealed, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(5) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).

Section 33E(5): amended, on 7 July 2004, by section 12 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 61).