Dog Policy - Index

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1. Background
2. Policy Objectives
3. Definitions
4. Policy Statements
5. Access to Public Places
- 5.1 Controlled public places
- 5.2 Exercise areas
- 5.3 Prohibited areas
- 5.4 Exemptions
- 5.5 Classification of areas under other legislation
6. Dog Welfare
- 6.1 Registration
- 6.2 Fees
7. Actively Promoting Responsible Dog Ownership
- 7.1 Responsible Dog Owner (RDO) Status
8. Education
- 8.1 Dog obedience
9. Minimising Risk of Distress and Nuisance
- 9.1 Nuisance
- 9.2 Abatement of Nuisance
- 9.3 Barking Dogs
- 9.4 Classification as a Menacing Dog
- 9.5 Dangerous Dogs
- 9.6 Dogs Prohibited from being Imported into New Zealand
- 9.7 Microchipping Dogs
- 9.8 Impounding and Seizing
10. Enforcement
- 10.1 Infringement Notices
- 10.2 Prosecution
- 10.3 Probationary Dog Owners
- 10.4 Disqualification of Ownership
11. Bylaws
- 11.1 Notice to Abate Dog Nuisance
- 11.2 Restriction on Diseased Dogs or Dogs on Heat
- 11.3 Fouling of Public Places
- 11.4 Dogs in Public Places
- 11.5 Council Permission Required for More than Three Dogs
Appendix A
Appendix B: Maps
Appendix C: Offences Under the Dog Control Act 1996
Appendix D: Infringement Offences Under the Dog Control Act 1996

Adopted 11 December 2009

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