9Designated dog-exercising areas

9 Designated dog-exercising areas

(1)  In this regulation –

designated dog-exercising area means an area of reserved land designated as an area where the exercising of dogs is permitted;

dog does not include a guide dog, as defined in the Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs Act 1967 ;

dog control sign means a sign prohibiting or regulating the entry, presence or activities of dogs on reserved land;

effective control has the same meaning as in the Dog Control Act 2000 .

(2)  The managing authority may designate areas for dog exercise on reserved land in the class of conservation area, regional reserve or nature recreation area.

(3)  A person must not take a dog onto any reserved land that is not a designated dog-exercising area.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4)  A person must not allow a dog owned or being kept by that person to be on reserved land that is not a designated dog-exercising area.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(5)  A person must not allow a dog owned or being kept by that person to be in a designated dog-exercising area unless a person responsible for the dog is also in that area.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(6)  A person who takes a dog into a designated dog-exercising area must –

(a) have the dog under his or her effective control in accordance with the conditions of that designated area; and

(b) comply with the conditions of that designated area; and

(c) immediately collect any faecal matter deposited by the dog and remove the faecal matter from the reserved land.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(7)  The managing authority may erect dog control signs on any reserved land.