Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.12AWhen a person breeds a dog
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sec.12A When a person breeds a dog
A person breeds a dog if the dog is born to a female dog that is usually kept by the person, including through an agent, employee or anyone else. However, if the person who usually keeps the female dog is a child, the dog born to the female dog is taken to have been bred by a parent or guardian of the child. For subsections (1) and (2) , it is irrelevant whether the person or, if the person is a child, a parent or guardian of the person intends to keep the dog or supply it to another person. s 12A ins 2016 No. 28 s 8 (sec.12A-ssec.1) A person breeds a dog if the dog is born to a female dog that is usually kept by the person, including through an agent, employee or anyone else. (sec.12A-ssec.2) However, if the person who usually keeps the female dog is a child, the dog born to the female dog is taken to have been bred by a parent or guardian of the child. (sec.12A-ssec.3) For subsections (1) and (2) , it is irrelevant whether the person or, if the person is a child, a parent or guardian of the person intends to keep the dog or supply it to another person.