Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) An owner of a registered dog who permits the dog to be in a public place without an identification device commits an offence.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) An offence against clause (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the defendant establishes that:
(a) the identification device was removed from the dog without the owner's permission; and
(b) the owner did not have a reasonable opportunity to replace the identification, or had a reasonable excuse not to replace it, before the alleged offence.