Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.5-sec.24Using dogs
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sch.5-sec.24 Using dogs
A person may use a dog to assist in the control or movement of livestock being transported only if— the dog is under effective control at all times; and if the dog habitually bites livestock—the dog is wearing a muzzle. Despite subsection (1) (b) , a dog that habitually bites livestock may be used to assist in the control or movement of cattle, other than bobby calves, being transported, without the dog wearing a muzzle. A driver of a vehicle transporting livestock may permit a dog to be transported in the same enclosure as the livestock only if the dog has bonded with and has been used as a guardian of that livestock. (sch.5-sec.24-ssec.1) A person may use a dog to assist in the control or movement of livestock being transported only if— the dog is under effective control at all times; and if the dog habitually bites livestock—the dog is wearing a muzzle. (sch.5-sec.24-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) (b) , a dog that habitually bites livestock may be used to assist in the control or movement of cattle, other than bobby calves, being transported, without the dog wearing a muzzle. (sch.5-sec.24-ssec.3) A driver of a vehicle transporting livestock may permit a dog to be transported in the same enclosure as the livestock only if the dog has bonded with and has been used as a guardian of that livestock.
- (a) the dog is under effective control at all times; and
- (b) if the dog habitually bites livestock—the dog is wearing a muzzle.