Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Regulation 2019
sec.12Public notice (information contained on sign)— Act , sch 1 , s 5
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sec.12 Public notice (information contained on sign)— Act , sch 1 , s 5
For schedule 1 , section 5 (2) of the Act , the following information is prescribed for a sign notifying the public that a relevant dog is kept at a relevant place— if the dog is a declared dangerous dog— the words ‘BEWARE—DANGEROUS DOG’; and the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’; if the dog is a declared menacing dog— the words ‘BEWARE—MENACING DOG’; and the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’; if the dog is a restricted dog— the words ‘BEWARE—RESTRICTED DOG’; and the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’. The words must be— indelible, legible and black; and for the words mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) , (b)(i) or (c)(i)—at least 50mm high; and for the words mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (ii) , (b)(ii) or (c)(ii)—at least 15mm high. (sec.12-ssec.1) For schedule 1 , section 5 (2) of the Act , the following information is prescribed for a sign notifying the public that a relevant dog is kept at a relevant place— if the dog is a declared dangerous dog— the words ‘BEWARE—DANGEROUS DOG’; and the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’; if the dog is a declared menacing dog— the words ‘BEWARE—MENACING DOG’; and the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’; if the dog is a restricted dog— the words ‘BEWARE—RESTRICTED DOG’; and the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’. (sec.12-ssec.2) The words must be— indelible, legible and black; and for the words mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) , (b)(i) or (c)(i)—at least 50mm high; and for the words mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (ii) , (b)(ii) or (c)(ii)—at least 15mm high.
- (a) if the dog is a declared dangerous dog— (i) the words ‘BEWARE—DANGEROUS DOG’; and (ii) the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’;
- (i) the words ‘BEWARE—DANGEROUS DOG’; and
- (ii) the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’;
- (b) if the dog is a declared menacing dog— (i) the words ‘BEWARE—MENACING DOG’; and (ii) the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’;
- (i) the words ‘BEWARE—MENACING DOG’; and
- (ii) the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’;
- (c) if the dog is a restricted dog— (i) the words ‘BEWARE—RESTRICTED DOG’; and (ii) the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’.
- (i) the words ‘BEWARE—RESTRICTED DOG’; and
- (ii) the words ‘declared under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , chapter 4 ’.