New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 38

38 Registration fee for certain dogs registered on or after 2 August

1 A territorial authority must reduce the registration fee for a dog, but only if, in a registration year,—

a) the dog is less than 3 months old on or after 2 August; or

b) the dog is imported into New Zealand for the first time on or after 2 August.

2 The fee payable for the dog under subsection (1) must be calculated by—

a) dividing the registration fee payable for a full year by 12; and

b) multiplying that amount by the number of complete months remaining in the registration year.

History: Section 38: substituted, on 28 June 2006, by section 19 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).