Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The Minister may declare an area of land or water to be an area where dogs are prohibited.
(2) An area declared under subsection (1) may include all or part of an exercise area for stated animals.
(3) A declaration is a disallowable instrument.
Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act
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(4) If the Minister declares a prohibited area, the Minister must erect a sign or signs identifying the area as a prohibited area.
(5) A person must not take a dog into a prohibited area.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(6) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(7) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (5), a sign is taken to have been erected with the Minister's authority unless the contrary is proved.