Page 5345 - Week 14 - Wednesday, 29 November 2017

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(1A) An offence against this section is strict liability offence.

16W  Identification of dogs and cats—requirement 

  Section 84 (1) and (2), penalty 

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5 penalty units

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15 penalty units

16X  Section 109 

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109  Meaning of animal nuisance—pt 6

For this part, an animal causes an animal nuisance if—

(a) the animal causes, solely or in part—

(i) damage to property owned by a person other than the keeper; or

(ii) excessive disturbance to a person other than the keeper because of noise; or

(iii) an unacceptable risk to the public or another animal; or

(b) for a dog—there are repeated occurrences of the dog—

(i) not being kept under control by the dog’s keeper or carer; or

(ii) the dog is not restrained in contravention of section 44 (1) or (3) (Dogs in public places must be controlled) or section 45 (1) or (3) (Dogs on private premises to be restrained).

16Y  Offence of animal nuisance 

  Section 110 (1), penalty

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10 penalty units

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15 penalty units

16Z  Complaints about animal nuisance 

  Section 111 (2) 

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must

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may

16ZA  Issue of nuisance notices 

  Section 112 (1)

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animal nuisance exists

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animal is causing an animal nuisance

16ZB  Section 112 (1) (b) 

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the nuisance exists, or from which it emanates

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