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Domestic Animals Act 1994
41CCouncil must give notice of a menacing dog declaration to owner
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41C Council must give notice of a menacing dog declaration to owner
(1) If the Council has made a declaration that a dog is a menacing dog, it must serve written notice on the owner of the dog that a declaration has been made.
(2) The notice must—
(a) be served, either in person or by registered post, within 7 days after the making of the declaration; and
(b) give reasons for the making of the declaration.
S. 41D inserted by No. 87/2000 s. 20, amended by Nos 69/2004 s. 28(a)(c), 55/2011 s. 9, 14/2025 s. 15 (ILA s. 39B(1)).