Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 194

194 Relevant person must ensure dog does not attack or cause fear

(1) A relevant person for a dog must take reasonable steps to ensure the dog does not attack, or act in a way that causes fear to, someone else or another animal.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) if the attack causes the death of or grievous bodily harm to the person—300 penalty units; or

(b) if the attack causes the death of or grievous bodily harm to the animal—100 penalty units; or

(c) if the attack causes bodily harm to the person or animal—50 penalty units; or

(d) otherwise—20 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

"animal" does not include vermin that are not the property of anyone.

Examples of vermin that are someone’s property—

• a pet mouse or guinea pig

• vermin that are protected animals under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (See section 83 of that Act.)

"relevant person" , for a dog, means—

(a) the owner of the dog; or

(b) any responsible person for the dog.