Under the Dog Control Act 1996 dog owners may be prosecuted for specified offences or may be issued with an infringement notice fee if they, or their dogs(s) are found committing specific offences.
Infringement offence notices carry a fixed penalty that are outlined below:
Wilful obstruction of dog control officer or ranger | $750 |
Failure or refusal to supply information or wilfully providing false particulars | $750 |
Failure to supply information or wilfully providing false particulars about dog | $750 |
Failure to comply with any bylaw authorised by the section | $300 |
Failure to undertake dog owner education programme or dog obedience course (or both) | $300 |
Failure to comply with obligations of probationary owner | $750 |
Failure to comply with effects of disqualification | $750 |
Failure to comply with effects of classification of dog as dangerous dog | $300 |
Fraudulent sale or transfer of dangerous dog | $500 |
Failure to comply with effects of classification of dog as menacing dog | $300 |
Failure to advise person of muzzle and leashing requirements | $100 |
Failure to implant microchip transponder in dog | $300 |
False statement relating to dog registration | $750 |
Falsely notifying death of dog | $750 |
Failure to register dog | $300 |
Fraudulent procurement or attempt to procure replacement dog registration label or disc | $500 |
Failure to advise change of dog ownership | $100 |
Failure to advise change of address | $100 |
Removal, swapping, or counterfeiting of registration label or disc | $500 |
Failure to keep dog controlled or confined | $200 |
Failure to keep dog under control | $200 |
Failure to provide proper care and attention, to supply proper and sufficient food, water, and shelter, and to provide adequate exercise | $300 |
Failure to carry leash in public | $100 |
Failure to comply with barking dog abatement notice | $200 |
Allowing dog known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled or unleashed | $300 |
Failure to advise of muzzle and leashing requirements | $100 |
Releasing dog from custody | $750 |