71CAnimal causing nuisance

71C Animal causing nuisance (1) The owner of an animal must ensure that the animal is not a

Katherine Town Council By-laws 1998 42 nuisance to people or other animals. (2) For this Part, an animal is taken to be a nuisance if it: (a) is injurious or dangerous to the health of the community or another person; or (b) behaves repeatedly in a manner contrary to the general interest of the community or specific interests of another person; or (c) creates a noise or an odour to a degree or extent that disturbs the reasonable mental, physical or social well-being of a person other than its owner; or (d) defecates to a degree or extent that causes annoyance to a person other than its owner. Examples for clause (2)(c) 1 Constant or loud barking, caterwauling, crowing or squawking, especially when pedestrians walk past the premises. 2 Noxious smelling coops or cages used for keeping poultry. (3) The owner of an animal that defecates in public must immediately remove the faeces and dispose of them in a sanitary manner. (4) The owner of an animal must ensure it does not aggressively chase a person or vehicle or another animal. (5) The owner of an animal must not allow the animal to come within 10 m of the following: (a) a public play structure; (b) a public exercise structure; (c) a public BBQ. (6) A person must not bring an animal into a pedestrian mall unless: (a) the animal is an assistance dog; or (b) the person holds an authorisation given by the CEO to do so; or (c) the animal is allowed under an exemption determined by the council, by resolution. (7) A person must not feed a wild or feral animal. (8) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with

Katherine Town Council By-laws 1998 43 clause (1), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7). (9) An offence against clause (8) is an offence of strict liability.