Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) An authorised person may declare a dog to be a dangerous dog if any of the following occur:
(a) the dog attacks a person or animal;
(b) the dog menaces a person or animal;
(c) the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the dog is destructive, dangerous, savage or a threat to the safety of the community.
(2) If an authorised person declares a dog to be a dangerous dog, the authorised person must serve a notice of the declaration on the owner of the dog.