Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.10Who is a responsible person for a dog
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sec.10 Who is a responsible person for a dog
A person is a responsible person for a dog if— the person, or the person’s employee acting within the scope of the employment, has immediate control or custody of the dog; or the person is the parent or guardian of a child who has immediate control or custody of the dog; or the person occupies the place at which the dog is usually kept. However, a person is not a responsible person for the dog— merely because the person occupies a place at which the dog is usually kept if someone else who is an adult and lives at the place keeps the dog; or if the person has the control or custody of or keeps the dog as an employee of someone else and the person is acting within the scope of the employment. s 10 amd 2016 No. 28 s 71 sch 1 (sec.10-ssec.1) A person is a responsible person for a dog if— the person, or the person’s employee acting within the scope of the employment, has immediate control or custody of the dog; or the person is the parent or guardian of a child who has immediate control or custody of the dog; or the person occupies the place at which the dog is usually kept. (sec.10-ssec.2) However, a person is not a responsible person for the dog— merely because the person occupies a place at which the dog is usually kept if someone else who is an adult and lives at the place keeps the dog; or if the person has the control or custody of or keeps the dog as an employee of someone else and the person is acting within the scope of the employment.
- (a) the person, or the person’s employee acting within the scope of the employment, has immediate control or custody of the dog; or
- (b) the person is the parent or guardian of a child who has immediate control or custody of the dog; or
- (c) the person occupies the place at which the dog is usually kept.
- (a) merely because the person occupies a place at which the dog is usually kept if someone else who is an adult and lives at the place keeps the dog; or
- (b) if the person has the control or custody of or keeps the dog as an employee of someone else and the person is acting within the scope of the employment.