Ture ā-Rohe Tiakina Kurī 2019
Dog Management Bylaw 2019
This bylaw promotes responsible dog ownership. It includes rules about where you can take your dog, picking up your dog's poo and keeping more than two dogs in urban areas.
You should know
Changes to where you can walk your dog in regional and local parks take effect on 1 August 2025.
Changes to the number of dogs you can walk at the same time will take effect on 1 January 2026. The changes allow you to walk:
- up to four dogs at the same time, or
- up to 12 dogs with approval from the council.
Visit Dog policy, bylaw and regional and local park access rules for more information.
What the Dog Management Bylaw does
This bylaw sets out our
Policy on Dogs. It requires:
- dog owners to comply with dog access rules set out in Schedule 1 and 2 of the Policy on Dogs (clauses 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
- a person or business to get approval and comply with conditions to walk more than four dogs and up to 12 dogs at a council park or beach (clauses 9A, 9B and 9C)
- owners to immediately remove and dispose of their dog’s poo (clause 11)
- all owners on an urban residential property to get a license to keep more than two dogs on the property, regardless of who owns the dogs (clauses 12 and 13)
- an owner to neuter (desex) their dog if it has not been kept under control on more than one occasion (clauses 14, 15 and 16).
Visit
A guide for dog owners to find out more about national legislation for your responsibilities as a dog owner.
Get a copy of the Dog Management Bylaw
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