12APreventing dog from escaping

#### 12A Preventing dog from escaping 12A Preventing dog from escaping > > (1) The owner of a dog must take all reasonable precautions to prevent the dog from escaping from the property on which it is being kept. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) 8 penalty units except in the case of a dangerous, menacing or restricted dog, or > > > > > (b) 50 penalty units in the case of a dangerous, menacing or restricted dog. > > > (1A) The regulations may, for the purposes of this section, specify what constitutes or does not constitute reasonable precautions to prevent a dog from escaping. > > > (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), owner of a dog includes the person who is for the time being in charge of the dog. > > **s 12A:** Ins 2006 No 101, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2013 No 86, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2018 No 27, Sch 1 \[7\].