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DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 - SECT 84TB

Immediate destruction of dog that may cause serious injury or death

S. 84TB(1) amended by No. 69/2017 s. 80.

    (1)     A Council authorised officer may immediately destroy a dog if the officer reasonably believes that the dog is behaving in a manner or in circumstances that will result in imminent serious injury or death to a person or other animal.

    (2)     Subsection (1) applies whether or not the dog is registered or the owner is identifiable.

    (3)     Divisions 4 and 5 of this Part do not apply to a person acting in accordance with this section.

S. 84TC inserted by No. 44/2010 s. 23.



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