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Domestic Animals Act 1994
84KOwners of dogs believed to be restricted breed dogs must be served with declaration
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84K Owners of dogs believed to be restricted breed dogs must be served with declaration
S. 84K(1) amended by No. 3/2022 s. 7.
(1) If an authorised officer has seized a dog under section 80 or has been delivered a dog under section 84D and the authorised officer is able to identify the owner of the dog from a marker attached to, or a device implanted in, the dog's body or information received that is sufficient to enable the identification of the owner and the authorised officer reasonably believes that the dog is a restricted breed dog, the authorised officer must serve a declaration made under section 98A on the owner of the dog within 7 days of the seizure.
(2) Subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in section 98B.
S. 84L inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 29.