Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 197A

197A Destruction of particular dogs

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an animal is a designated animal under the Biosecurity Act 2014 , other than a bee, pig or designated bird; and

(b) the animal is on an area of land zoned rural land under the Land Valuation Act 2010 , section 10 ; and

(c) 1 or more owners of the land, or an authorised person, reasonably believes a dog on the land—

(i) is not under someone’s control; and

(ii) is attacking, or is about to attack, the animal.

(2) Each of the following persons may destroy the dog—

(a) each owner of the land who has that belief;

(b) an authorised person.

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person mentioned in subsection (2) may, as well as or instead of acting personally, use an agent or assistant, or both, in destroying the dog.

(4) Compensation is not payable for the destruction.

(5) In this section—

"owner" , of land, includes a person in charge of an animal, that is stock, on the land.

"person in charge" , of an animal, see the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 , section 12 .