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Companion Animals Act 1998
57BProhibition on accepting ownership of restricted dog or proposed restricted dog
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#### 57B Prohibition on accepting ownership of restricted dog or proposed restricted dog
57B Prohibition on accepting ownership of restricted dog or proposed restricted dog
> > (1) A person who accepts ownership of a restricted dog or proposed restricted dog is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person does not commit an offence under this section by reason only of taking delivery of, or detaining, a dog under Part 7 or as the consequence of a dog being surrendered to a council pound or an approved animal welfare organisation.
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> **ss 57A–57C:** Ins 2005 No 101, Sch 1 \[87\].