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Companion Animals Act 1998
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#### 45 When Local Court can declare dog to be dangerous or menacing dog
45 When Local Court can declare dog to be dangerous or menacing dog
> > (1) The Local Court may declare a dog to be a dangerous dog if the Court is satisfied that—
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> > > (a) the dog is dangerous, or
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> > > Note.
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> > > Section 33 sets out the meaning of “dangerous” in relation to a dog for the purposes of this Act.
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> > > (b) the dog has been declared a dangerous dog under a law of another State or a Territory that corresponds with this Act.
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> > (1A) The Local Court may declare a dog to be a menacing dog if the Court is satisfied that—
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> > > (a) the dog is menacing because of any observed behaviour of the dog, or
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> > > (b) the dog is of a menacing breed or kind of dog (or a cross-breed of a menacing breed or kind of dog), or
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> > > (c) the dog has been declared a menacing dog under a law of another State or a Territory that corresponds with this Act.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> **s 45:** Subst 2006 No 101, Sch 1 \[31\]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch 3; 2013 No 86, Sch 1 \[41\]; 2019 No 1, Sch 2.7.