Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 134A

    (1)     An authorised person or police officer may ask a keeper or carer of an animal to produce an animal for inspection if—

        (a)     the authorised person or police officer reasonably suspects the keeper or carer has contravened this Act; or

        (b)     for a dog—

              (i)     a special licence is held by the keeper; or

              (ii)     the keeper holds a breeding licence; or

              (iii)     a control order or nuisance notice applies to the dog.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a request under subsection (1).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.