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CITY OF DARWIN BY-LAWS 2023 (NO 17 OF 2023) - REG 54

Offences related to areas

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person:

(a)     owns a dog; and

(b)     fails to comply with the conditions for a dog exercise area or a dog restricted area under by-law 51.

Maximum penalty:     50 penalty units.

Note for clause (1)

The infringement amount is 2 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person:

(a)     owns a dangerous dog; and

(b)     the dog enters a dog exercise area.

Maximum penalty:     50 penalty units.

Note for clause (2)

The infringement amount is 2 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person:

(a)     owns a cat; and

(b)     fails to comply with the conditions for a cat restricted area under by-law 51.

Maximum penalty:     50 penalty units.

Note for clause (3)

The infringement amount is 2 penalty units.

    (4)     A person commits an offence if:

(a)     the person owns a cat; and

(b)     the cat is in a special cat control area under by-law 52; and

(c)     the person fails to keep the cat inside a building, enclosed cat run or other structure on the premises from which the cat is unable to escape.

Maximum penalty:     50 penalty units.

Note for clause (4)

The infringement amount is 2 penalty units.

    (5)     An offence against clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an offence of strict liability.



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