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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 59
Purpose of ch 4 and its achievement
59 Purpose of ch 4 and its achievement
(1) The purposes of this chapter are to— (a) protect the community from
damage or injury, or risk of damage or injury, from particular types of dogs
called ‘regulated dogs’; and
(b) ensure the dogs are— (i) not a risk to
community health or safety; and
(ii) controlled and kept in a way consistent
with community expectations and the rights of individuals.
(2) The purposes
are to be achieved primarily by the following— (a) providing for local
governments to declare dogs to be dangerous dogs, menacing dogs or
restricted dogs;
(b) providing for the compulsory desexing of
declared dangerous dogs and restricted dogs;
(c) providing for identification
of dogs as regulated dogs;
(d) providing for permits for restricted dogs;
(e) imposing conditions on keeping, and requirements for the control of,
regulated dogs;
(f) allowing authorised persons to seize or destroy dogs in
particular circumstances;
(g) providing for local governments to administer,
and be responsible for, the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) .
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