New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 53

53 Offence of failing to keep dog under control

1 Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 who, being the owner of a dog, fails to keep that dog under control.

2 Notwithstanding section 52(2)(b) , an owner of a dog does not commit an offence against subsection (1) by reason only of the dog being found at large in a public place in contravention of any secondary legislation.

History: Section 53(1): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).   Section 53(1): amended, on 1 December 2003, by section 33 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).     Section 53(2): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).