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 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—

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

"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.)