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Domestic Animals Act 2000
51Encouraging dogs to attack or harass
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51 Encouraging dogs to attack or harass (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, knowingly encourage a dog to attack or harass someone else or an animal. (2) This section does not apply if— (a) the defendant reasonably believed the animal to be vermin; and (b) the defendant was on the land with the lessee’s consent.