DOGS ACT · s 5

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s 5Penalty for allowing dog to be out of doors without badge

(1)

The metal label or badge provided in respect of a dog registered under section 3 shall be securely and conspicuously suspended from the neck of and continuously worn by such dog. The owner of any registered dog who suffers such dog to be out of doors without such label or badge for the current year shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $250 or in default imprisonment for one month.

(2)

Any dog found at large without such label or badge for the current year may be destroyed or impounded by the police or by any other department authorised for such purpose by the Permanent Secretary.