Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

MATARANKA COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT COUNCIL (CONTROL OF DOGS) BY-LAWS 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Purpose  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Application  
   5.      Exemptions  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

   6.      Registrar  
   7.      Register  
   8.      Delegation  

   PART 3--REGISTRATION AND LICENCES

           Division 1--Registration of dogs

   9.      Application for registration  
   10.     Determination of application  
   11.     Identification device  
   12.     Period of registration  

           Division 2--Licences

   13.     Application for licence  
   14.     Determination of application  
   15.     Period of licence  

           Division 3--Cancellation, variation, &c., of registration and licences

   16.     Cancellation, variation, &c., of registration or licence by request  
   17.     Cancellation, variation, &c., of registration or licence otherwise than by request  
   18.     Operation of notice of cancellation, &c.  

           Division 4--Dog exercise areas and dog restriction areas

   19.     Dog exercise areas and dog restriction areas  

   PART 4--CONTROL OF DOGS

           Division 1--Offences

   20.     Unregistered dogs  
   21.     Conditions of registration or licence to be observed  
   22.     Requirement for licence  
   23.     Keeping of dogs in dog restriction area  
   24.     Removal of identification device  
   25.     Dogs at large  
   26.     Enticement  
   27.     Dogs attacking or menacing persons or animals  
   28.     Dogs chasing vehicles  
   29.     Dogs causing nuisance  
   30.     Abandoning dogs  
   31.     Obstruction of officers  
   32.     Sterilisation marks and certificates  
   33.     False information  

           Division 2--Enforcement

   34.     Seizure, &c., of dogs  
   35.     Dogs seized to be impounded  

           Division 3--Pounds

   36.     Establishment, &c., of pounds  
   37.     Notice of impounding  
   38.     Release of dogs from pounds  
   39.     Destruction of impounded dogs  
   40.     Diseased dogs  
   41.     Method of destruction of impounded dogs  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   42.     Change of ownership of dog  
   43.     Dog races, &c.  
   44.     Penalties  
   45.     Fixed penalties  
   46.     Matters of evidence  
   47.     Appeals  
   48.     Publication of By-laws  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
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