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[Section 5 Substituted by No. 55 of 2017, s. 6, Applied:20 Dec 2017] A dog is at large if it is –

(a) in a public place and it is not under the effective control of a person; or

(b) without the consent of the occupier, in or on a public place that is occupied orprivate premises that are occupied.

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