41Prohibited areas

41 Prohibited areas (1) The Minister may declare an area of land or water to be an area where dogs are prohibited. (2) An area declared under subsection (1) may include all or part of an exercise area for stated animals. (3) A declaration is a disallowable instrument. (4) If the Minister declares a prohibited area, the Minister must erect a sign or signs identifying the area as a prohibited area. (5) A person must not take a dog into a prohibited area. (7) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (5), a sign is taken to have been erected with the Minister’s authority unless the contrary is proved.