Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) The Corporation may, by resolution, declare an area within the corporation area to be a dog exercise area and, in doing so, must specify the times when a dog may be exercised in the area and the other conditions, if any, to apply to the exercising of a dog in the area.
(2) The Corporation may, by resolution, declare an area within the corporation area to be a dog restriction area and may prohibit the keeping in the area of:
(a) all dogs; or
(b) more than a specified number of dogs; or
(c) all or more than a specified number of dogs of a specified breed.
(3) If the Corporation intends to declare a dog exercise area or dog restriction area, the Corporation must:
(a) publish a notice in a newspaper circulating in the corporation area not less that 28 days before making the declaration stating it intends to declare a dog exercise area or dog restriction area (as the case requires); and
(b) include in the notice a description of the intended location of the dog exercise area or dog restriction area; and
(c) in the notice, invite comment from the public.
(4) In making a resolution to declare an area within the corporation area to be a dog exercise area under clause (1) or a dog restriction area under clause (2), the Corporation must consider any response provided within the period of 28 days after the date of the publication of the notice in a newspaper under clause (3).