29Declaration of particular dangerous dog

29 Declaration of particular dangerous dog

(1)  A general manager, by notice served on the owner of a dog –

(a) may declare that dog to be a dangerous dog if –

(i) the dog has caused serious injury to a person or another animal; or

(ii) there is reasonable cause to believe that the dog is likely to cause serious injury to a person or another animal; and

(b) is to give reasons for the declaration in the notice; and

(c) is to advise the owner of the right of appeal under section 31 .

(2)  [Section 29 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 72 of 2009, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2010] [Section 29 Subsection (2) inserted by No. 43 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:21 Oct 2013] If a dog is declared to be a dangerous dog under subsection (1) due to the dog causing, or there being reasonable cause to believe that the dog is likely to cause, serious injury to a person, the general manager who made the declaration is to ensure that all the information known about the dog, and the events taken into account when making the declaration, are –

(a) recorded; and

(b) retained, with a copy of the notice served on the owner of the dog under subsection (1) , for at least 15 years.