Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 195

195 Prohibition on allowing or encouraging dog to attack or cause fear

(1) A person must not allow or encourage a dog to attack, or act in a way that causes fear to, a person or an animal.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

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

(i) if the dog is a regulated dog—700 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or

(ii) if the person has been convicted of a serious dog offence within the preceding 5 years—700 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment; or

(iii) otherwise—700 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or

(b) if the attack causes the death of an animal or maims an animal—

(i) if the dog is a regulated dog—600 penalty units; or

(ii) if the person has been convicted of a serious dog offence within the preceding 5 years—600 penalty units; or

(iii) otherwise—500 penalty units; or

(c) if the attack causes bodily harm to a person—

(i) if the dog is a regulated dog—400 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or

(ii) if the person has been convicted of a serious dog offence within the preceding 5 years—400 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or

(iii) otherwise—400 penalty units; or

(d) if the attack wounds an animal—

(i) if the dog is a regulated dog—300 penalty units; or

(ii) if the person has been convicted of a serious dog offence within the preceding 5 years—300 penalty units; or

(iii) otherwise—200 penalty units; or

(e) if paragraphs (a) to (d) do not apply—

(i) if the dog is a regulated dog—150 penalty units; or

(ii) otherwise—75 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

"encourage" , without limiting the Criminal Code , sections 7 and 8 , includes cause to encourage.