Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person must not keep—
(a) an unregistered dog; or
(b) a registered dog if the person is not the dog's registered keeper.
Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(3) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply if—
(a) the dog is under 56 days old; or
(b) the dog has been kept by the person for less than 28 days; or
(c) the person has been resident in the ACT for less than 28 days.
(4) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply if—
(a) the registered keeper is unable to care for the dog and the person is caring for the dog on a temporary basis; or
(b) the dog is a racing greyhound being kept by the holder of a racing greyhound controller licence.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (3) and s (4) (see Criminal Code
, s 58).