Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The owner of an animal must ensure that the animal is not a nuisance to people or other animals.
(2) For these By-laws, an animal is taken to be a nuisance if it:
(a) is injurious or dangerous to the health of the community or another person or animal; or
(b) behaves repeatedly in a manner contrary to the general interest of the community or specific interests of another person; or
(c) creates a noise or an odour to a degree or extent that disturbs the reasonable mental, physical or social well-being of a person other than its owner; or
(d) defecates to a degree or extent that causes annoyance to a person other than its owner.
Examples for clause (2)(c)
1 Constant or loud dog barking, cat caterwauling, rooster crowing or bird squawking, especially when pedestrians walk past the premises.
2 Noxious smelling coops or cages used for keeping poultry.
(3) The owner of an animal that defecates in public must immediately remove the faeces and dispose of them in a sanitary manner.
(4) The owner of an animal must ensure it does not aggressively chase a person or vehicle or another animal.
(5) The owner of an animal (other than an assistance animal) must not allow the animal to come within 10 m of the following:
(a) a public play structure;
(b) a public exercise structure;
(c) a public BBQ.
(6) A person must not bring an animal into a pedestrian mall unless:
(a) the animal is an assistance animal; or
(b) the person holds an authorisation to do so; or
(c) the animal is allowed under an exemption determined by the City, by resolution.
(7) A person must not feed a wild or feral animal.
(8) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with clause (1), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Note for clause (8)
The infringement amount is 3 penalty units.
(9) An offence against clause (8) is an offence of strict liability.