New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 33E

33E Effect of classification as menacing dog

1 If a dog is classified as a menacing dog under section 33A or section 33C , the owner of the dog—

a) must not allow the dog to be at large or in any public place or in any private way, except when confined completely within a vehicle or cage, without being muzzled in such a manner as to prevent the dog from biting but to allow it to breathe and drink without obstruction; and

b) must, if required by the territorial authority, within 1 month after receipt of notice of the classification, produce to the territorial authority a certificate issued by a veterinarian certifying—

i) that the dog is or has been neutered; or

ii) that for reasons that are specified in the certificate, the dog will not be in a fit condition to be neutered before a date specified in the certificate; and

c) must, if a certificate under paragraph (b)(ii) is produced to the territorial authority, produce to the territorial authority, within 1 month after the date specified in that certificate, a further certificate under paragraph (b)(i).

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5 Subsection (1)(a) does not apply in respect of any dog or class of dog that the territorial authority considers need not be muzzled in any specified circumstances (for example, at a dog show).

History: Section 33E: inserted, on 1 December 2003, by section 21 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).   Section 33E(1)(b): amended, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(4) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).     Section 33E(2): repealed, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(5) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).     Section 33E(3): repealed, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(5) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).     Section 33E(4): repealed, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(5) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).     Section 33E(5): amended, on 7 July 2004, by section 12 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 61).