31Dog attack information on the Register

31 Dog attack information on the Register

31 Dog attack information on the Register

(1) For the purposes of section 80 (4) of the Act, information about dog attacks may be entered on the Register, whether or not the attacking dog is a registered companion animal at the time of the attack.

(2) A council with which an arrangement is in place under section 83J of the Act must enter on the Register the following information in respect of a dog attack—

(a) the identification information of the dog if it is a registered companion animal,

(b) a description of the dog and the owner (if known) if it is not a registered companion animal,

(c) details of the person or animal attacked and the nature of any injury,

(d) details of any securing or seizing of the dog under section 18 of the Act, or any action taken to protect persons or property under section 22 of the Act,

(e) any other information that the Departmental Chief Executive may direct from time to time by notice to the council.

Note.

Councils enter information on the Register in accordance with an arrangement in place under section 83J of the Act.

(3) A council must enter the information on the Register within 72 hours after any relevant information is received by the council.

(4) In this clause, dog attack means an incident that involves or is alleged to involve a dog rushing at, attacking, biting, harassing or chasing a person or animal (other than vermin), whether or not any injury is caused to the person or animal, but not including an incident that occurs in the course of—

(a) lawful hunting, or

(b) the working of stock by the dog or the training of the dog in the working of stock, or

(c) the working or training of a police dog or corrective services dog.