4Dog under effective control

4 Dog under effective control

[Section 4 Substituted by No. 72 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2010]

(1)  [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:20 Dec 2017] A dog, other than a greyhound, a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog, is under the effective control of a person in a public place if the dog is –

(a) on a road or road-related area in a built-up area, or any other public place declared under Division 2 of Part 3 to be an area where a dog must be on a lead, and the dog is secured and restrained by means of a lead not more than 2 metres long held by hand by a person able to control the dog; or

(b) tethered to a fixed object by a lead not more than 2 metres long for a period not more than 30 minutes.

(2)  [Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:20 Dec 2017] A dog, other than a greyhound, a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog, is under the effective control of a person while not on a lead if the dog is –

(a) a working dog engaged in working; or

(b) a hunting dog engaged in hunting; or

(c) engaged in racing or showing; or

(d) [Section 4 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:20 Dec 2017] engaged in trialling; or

(e) engaged in training for any activity referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) ; or

(f) engaged in training in a training area.

(3)  [Section 4 Subsection (3) amended by No. 55 of 2017, s. 5, Applied:20 Dec 2017] In an area where a dog is not required to be on a lead, a dog, other than a greyhound, a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog, is under the effective control of a person if –