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DOG CONTROL AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 55 OF 2017) - SECT 15

Section 19 amended (Dogs attacking persons or animals)
Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (4) "guarding non-residential premises" and substituting "being used to guard premises that are not residential premises" ;
(b) by omitting subsection (8) and substituting the following subsection:
(8)  If an owner of a dog is found guilty of an offence under this section, the court may, in addition to any other order made by the court in respect of the offence, order that the owner pay either or both of the following:
(a) the reasonable costs incurred as a result of the collection or analysis of a sample from a dog in accordance with section 19AA ;
(b) compensation for any damage caused or costs incurred as a result of the conduct of the dog.



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