Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.70Compulsory desexing of declared dangerous dog
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sec.70 Compulsory desexing of declared dangerous dog
The owner of a declared dangerous dog must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months after the dog is declared to be a dangerous dog unless desexing is likely to be a serious risk to the dog’s health. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units. However, subsection (3) applies if a declared dangerous dog is not desexed within the period mentioned in subsection (1) because desexing is likely to temporarily be a serious risk to the dog’s health (a temporary risk ). The owner of the declared dangerous dog must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months after the temporary risk ends. Maximum penalty—150 units. s 70 sub 2024 No. 17 s 46 (sec.70-ssec.1) The owner of a declared dangerous dog must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months after the dog is declared to be a dangerous dog unless desexing is likely to be a serious risk to the dog’s health. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units. (sec.70-ssec.2) However, subsection (3) applies if a declared dangerous dog is not desexed within the period mentioned in subsection (1) because desexing is likely to temporarily be a serious risk to the dog’s health (a temporary risk ). (sec.70-ssec.3) The owner of the declared dangerous dog must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months after the temporary risk ends. Maximum penalty—150 units.