22Exercise requirements

22 Exercise requirements

(1)  A person who has the care or charge of a dog must ensure that the dog is provided with a reasonable opportunity to exercise –

(a) for at least 60 minutes in total each day; and

(b) at least twice each day for a period of not less than 10 minutes for each time when the dog is provided the opportunity for exercise.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  A person in charge of a facility must ensure that each dog that is more than 6 months of age at the facility is not exercised with an incompatible dog.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  Subregulations (1) and (2) do not apply to a dog if –

(a) a veterinary surgeon has provided advice to the person who has the care or charge of the dog that the dog is not to undertake such exercise; or

(b) the person who has the care or charge of the dog can provide satisfactory evidence that –

(i) the dog has not been exercised due to the dog suffering an injury or illness which requires the dog to be rested; and

(ii) the period without exercise does not exceed 3 days; or

(c) the dog is being held at a pound and has not been held at the pound for a period exceeding 7 days.

(4)  A person who has the care or charge of a dog must ensure that all opportunities for exercise provided to the dog are appropriate for the dog, after taking into account the characteristics of that dog.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.