New Zealand Acts

DOG CONTROL ACT 1996 - SECT 75

75 Disability assist dogs

1 Any disability assist dog accompanying and assisting a person with a disability, or accompanying a person genuinely engaged in the dog's training, may enter and remain—

a) in any premises registered under regulations made under section 120 of the Health Act 1956 ; or

b) in any public place.

2 However, the person whom the dog is accompanying must comply with any reasonable conditions imposed by the occupier or person controlling the premises or place in relation to the entry or presence of the dog.

3 This section overrides any enactment prohibiting or regulating the entry or presence of dogs in relation to the premises and places referred to in subsection (1).

History: Section 75: substituted, on 28 June 2006, by section 26 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).   Section 75(3): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).