Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) The Corporation may approve:
(a) a certificate of sterilisation to be issued to the owner of a sterilised dog; and
(b) a mark to be used to identify a dog that has been sterilised.
(2) Where the Corporation has approved a certificate of sterilisation under clause (1), a veterinarian must, on sterilising a dog, issue such a certificate to the owner of the dog.
(3) Where the Corporation has approved a mark under clause (1), a person must not mark a dog that has not been sterilised with the approved mark.
(4) A person selling or disposing of a dog to another person, must not:
(a) if the dog has been sterilised – fail to supply to the other person the proof that the dog has been sterilised; or
(b) if the dog has not been sterilised – state or hold out that the dog is sterilised.
(5) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with clause (2), (3) or (4) commits an offence.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty unit.
(6) An offence against clause (5) is an offence of strict liability.
(7) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (5) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.