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DOG CONTROL ACT 2000 (NO. 102 OF 2000) - SECT 55

Granting application
(1)  A general manager may grant an application for a licence if satisfied that –
(a) adequate provisions for the health, welfare and adequate control of all dogs on the premises are provided or are likely to be provided; and
(b) nuisance to any other persons is unlikely to occur; and
(c) requirements under laws relating to public health and environmental protection are likely to be satisfied.
(2)  A general manager is to issue a licence specifying –
(a) the maximum number of dogs that may be kept on the premises; and
(b) the breed or kind of dog to which it applies; and
(c) any conditions as the general manager may determine; and
(d) the expiry date of the licence.
(3)  A person must not keep or permit to be kept any dog over the age of 6 months of a breed or kind to which a licence applies otherwise than in accordance with the licence.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
(4)  A person must not keep more than the maximum number of dogs specified in the licence.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.



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