New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 40

40 Proof of class of dog

1 Where the territorial authority fixes a fee for the registration of a working dog that is lower than that fixed for a dog that is not a working dog, any person claiming to register any dog as a working dog shall, if so required by the territorial authority, make a written statement that the dog is a working dog of a specified class.

2 Where the territorial authority fixes a fee for the registration of a neutered dog that is lower than that fixed for a dog that has not been neutered, any person claiming to register a neutered dog shall, if so required by the territorial authority, produce to the territorial authority a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying that the dog has been neutered.

Note: 1982 No 42 s 37

History: Section 40(2): amended, on 28 June 2006, by section 29(7) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).