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Dog owners' obligations
As a dog owner, it is your responsibility to know and comply with the laws concerning the management of your dog.
Register your dog
You need to:
- register your dog for the first time before it turns three months
- register your dog annually
- let us know of any change of address or change of ownership of the dog within 14 days.
Other dog registration rules
Care for your dog
You have to:
- keep your dog under control at all times
- provide proper care and attention to your dog
- provide sufficient kai, water and shelter to your dog
- provide adequate exercise to your dog.
For more information, see the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Control your dog
You have to:
- keep your dog under control at all times
- know and observe dog access rules on footpaths, playgrounds and shared driveways
- know and observe rules on where dogs are allowed off leash
- know and observe rules on where dogs are allowed on leash
- know and observe rules on where dogs are prohibited
- immediately remove and appropriately dispose of your dog's faeces
- get a licence to keep multiple dogs on a premises
- get uncontrolled dogs de-sexed.
Find places where you can walk your dog.
For more information, see:
Prevent nuisance and harm
You have to take all reasonable steps to ensure your dog does not:
- cause a nuisance to any other person
- injure, endanger, intimidate or otherwise cause distress to any person
- injure, endanger or cause distress to any stock, poultry, domestic animal or protected wildlife
- damage or endanger any property belonging to any other person.
For more information, see the Dog Control Act 1996.
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