15ADogs on moving vehicles

15A Dogs on moving vehicles (1) In this section— ***highway*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**; S. 15A(1) def. of *motor vehicle* inserted by No. 11/2000 s. 5(1). ***motor vehicle*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**; ***trailer*** has the same meaning as in the **Road Safety Act 1986**; S. 15A(1) def. of *tray* inserted by No. 11/2000 s. 5(1). ***tray*** means a part of a motor vehicle behind the cabin that is an open compartment and is principally constructed to carry a load. S. 15A(2) amended by Nos 11/2000 s. 5(2)(b), 65/2007 s. 88. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a person must not drive on a highway— S. 15A(2)(a) substituted by No. 11/2000 s. 5(2)(a). (a) a motor vehicle with a tray; or (b) a motor vehicle to which a trailer is attached— if a dog is in or on the tray or trailer (as the case requires) and the dog is not secured in such a way as to prevent it from— S. 15A(2)(c) substituted by No. 11/2000 s. 5(2)(c). (c) falling off or out of, or from, or moving off, the tray or trailer (as the case requires); or S. 15A(2)(d) amended by No. 11/2000 s. 5(2)(d). (d) being injured from the movement of the motor vehicle or trailer. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a dog which is being used to assist in the movement of livestock. S. 15B inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 89.