New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 52A

52A Control of dog on owner's property

1 This section applies when a dog is on land or premises occupied by its owner.

2 The owner of a dog must, at all times, ensure that either—

a) the dog is under the direct control of a person; or

b) the dog is confined within the land or premises in such a manner that it cannot freely leave the land or premises.

3 Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 who fails to comply with subsection (2).

4 If a person fails to comply with subsection (2), a dog control officer or dog ranger may—

a) seize and impound the dog; and

b) for the purposes of paragraph (a), enter, at any reasonable time, the land or premises (except a dwellinghouse) owned or occupied by the owner of the dog.

History: Section 52A: inserted, on 1 June 2004, by section 32 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).   Section 52A(3): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).