Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

NHULUNBUY (ANIMAL CONTROL) BY-LAWS 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

           Division 1-- General matters

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Application and purpose  
   3.      Crown to be bound  
   4.      Interpretation  
   4AA.    Meaning of owner  
   4A.     Application of Criminal Code  
   5.      Determinations, including determinations of charges  
   6.      Registrar  
   7.      Registers  
   8.      Matters of evidence  

           Division 2--Livestock

   9.      Livestock  
   10.     Cancellation or variation of permit by request  
   11.     Cancellation or variation of permit other than by request  
   12.     Offence related to livestock  

           Division 3--Regulatory matters

   13.     Compliance with notices  
   14.     Obstruction of officers  
   15.     Misleading information  

   PART 1A--INFRINGEMENT NOTICE OFFENCES

   16.     Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable  
   17.     When infringement notice may be given  
   17A.    Contents of infringement notice  
   17B.    Payment by cheque  
   17C.    Withdrawal of infringement notice  
   17D.    Application of Part  

   PART 2--ANIMALS GENERALLY

   18.     Diseased and injured animals and animals at large  
   19.     Removal, destruction or disposal of animal  
   19A.    Animal causing nuisance  
   19B.    Seizure and impounding  
   19C.    Destruction of seized animal  
   19D.    Release of animals from pounds  
   19E.    Notice of impounding registered dogs  
   19F.    Diseased dogs that have been impounded  
   19G.    Destruction or disposal of unclaimed impounded animal  
   19H.    Pounds  
   19J.    Humane destruction of animals  
   19K.    Emergency destruction of animal  
   20.     Occupier is taken to be owner  

   PART 3--CONTROL OF DOGS

           Division 1--Preliminary matters

   22.     Exemptions  

           Division 2--Registration of dogs

   22A.    Application for registration  
   22B.    Grant of registration  
   23.     Conditions of registration  
   23A.    Registration of certain dog breeds  
   24.     Identification device  
   26.     Cancellation or variation of registration by request  
   27.     Cancellation or variation of registration otherwise than by request  
   28A.    Dangerous dog  
   28B.    Revocation of declaration  
   28C.    Registration of dangerous dog  
   29.     Dog exercise areas and dog restriction areas  
   30.     Unregistered dogs  
   30A.    Failure to comply with a condition of registration  
   32.     Keeping dogs in dog restriction area  
   33.     Removal of identification device  
   33A.    Dog at large without identification device  
   33B.    Identification device fitted to incorrect dog  
   34.     Dogs at large  
   35.     Female dog in oestrus  
   36.     Enticement  
   37.     Dogs attacking or menacing persons or animals  
   38.     Dog chasing vehicle  
   39.     Dogs causing nuisance  
   40.     Abandoning dog  
   41.     Removal of dog from custody  
   42.     Sterilisation marks and certificates  
   49.     Change of details  
   50.     Exemptions  

   PART 3A--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   50A.    Reviewable decisions  

   PART 4--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR NHULUNBUY (ANIMAL CONTROL) AMENDMENT BY-LAWS 2015

   51.     Definition  
   52.     CEO of Corporation  
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           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
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