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Companion Animals Act 1998
58ANotice of intention to declare dog to be restricted dog
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#### 58A Notice of intention to declare dog to be restricted dog
58A Notice of intention to declare dog to be restricted dog
> > (1) If an authorised officer of a council is of the opinion that a dog—
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> > > (a) is of a breed or kind of dog referred to in section 55 (1) (a)–(d1), or
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> > > (b) is a cross-breed of any such breed or kind of dog,
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> > the authorised officer may give notice to the owner of the dog of the officer’s intention to declare the dog to be a restricted dog.
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> > (2) The notice is to be in the approved form and must set out—
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> > > (a) the requirements that the owner of the dog will be required to comply with if the declaration is made, and
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> > > (b) the procedures associated with obtaining a breed or temperament assessment (as referred to in section 58C) in relation to the dog.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> **s 58A:** Ins 2005 No 101, Sch 1 \[88\]. Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.5 \[5\]; 2006 No 101, Sch 1 \[17\] \[19\] \[40\] \[44\].