South Australian Numbered Acts

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO 33 OF 2016) - SECT 53

53—Amendment of section 81—Assistance dogs

        (1)         Section 81(1)(a)—delete "disability dog, guide dog or hearing dog" and substitute:

assistance dog

        (2)         Section 81(1)(b)—delete "a disability dog, guide dog or hearing dog" and substitute:

an assistance dog

        (3)         Section 81(1), penalty provision—delete the penalty provision and substitute:

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

Expiation fee: $210.

        (4)         Section 81(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

        (2)         A person must not claim that a dog is an assistance dog unless the dog—

            (a)         is accredited as an assistance dog under section 21A; or

            (b)         is an assistance animal (within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992

of the Commonwealth.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

Expiation fee: $210.