Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOG CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) (NO. 72 OF 1993) - SECT 17

17. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “or” (last occurring);

    (b)     by omitting paragraph (1) (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:

    “(b)     the dog is not restrained in accordance with subsection 21 (4); or

        (c)     in the case of a dangerous dog—the dog is not wearing a device in accordance with section 24A.”; and

    (c)     by omitting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:

“(5) Where an inspector has reasonable cause to believe that a dog that has attacked a person, a domestic animal, a farm-animal or wildlife is on premises occupied by the keeper of the dog, the inspector may—

        (a)     require the keeper to produce the dog for inspection; and

        (b)     in the case of a dog the inspector believes on reasonable grounds not to be registered—seize the dog.”.