Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person keeps a dog within the corporation area; and
(b) the dog is not registered.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units
(2) An offence against clause (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(2A) The court may, in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence, impose a penalty not exceeding 1 penalty unit for each day during which the offence continues after the day the offence is committed.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the defendant proves that the dog had not been usually kept in the corporation area for a period of 3 months or more immediately before the date of the alleged offence or for periods totalling 3 months during the 6 month period immediately before that date.
(4) Clause (1) does not apply to:
(a) a pound supervisor keeping a dog in a pound; or
(b) an approved incorporated body that provides animal welfare services; or
(c) a veterinarian keeping a dog for the purposes of treatment; or
(d) a dog under the age of 3 months.
(5) The burden of proof as to whether a dog is under the age of 3 months lies on the person averring the age of the dog.