Domestic Animals Act 2000
106FFalsely claiming animal is assistance animal
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106F Falsely claiming animal is assistance animal (a) the person is accompanied by an animal in a public place or public premises; and (b) the person represents (orally or in some other way) that the animal is an assistance animal; and (c) the animal is not an assistance animal. Example—par (b) the animal is wearing assistance animal identification (a) the person is accompanied by an animal in a public place or public premises; and
(b) the person represents (orally or in some other way) that the animal is an accredited assistance animal; and (c) the animal is not an accredited assistance animal. (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.