South Australian Numbered Acts

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO 33 OF 2016) - SECT 32

32—Amendment of section 45B—Dogs of prescribed breed

        (1)         Section 45B(1), (2) and (3)—delete subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substitute:

        (1)         A person who owns or is responsible for the control of a dog of a prescribed breed must ensure that, at any time the dog is not confined in premises of which that person is the occupier—

            (a)         the dog has a muzzle securely fixed on its mouth capable of preventing it from biting any person or animal; and

            (b)         the dog is under the effective control of a person by means of physical restraint.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

Expiation fee: $750.

        (2)         Section 45B(4), penalty provision—delete "$2 500" and substitute:

$5 000