Part 5CControl of dogs
26ZVMatters about which Minister must be satisfied
The Minister shall not publish a notice under section 26ZS in respect of any land unless the Minister is satisfied—
- that the declaration of that land as a controlled dog area or an open dog area is consistent with—
- the purposes for which the land is held; and
- where the land is part of a conservation area, the management objectives of the conservation area as set out in the relevant conservation management strategy or conservation management plan; and
- the purposes for which the land is held; and
- that, in any case where the land is to be declared to be an open dog area, the declaration of the land as an open dog area, with or without conditions,—
- will not result in any significant risk of injury to or disturbance of protected wildlife vulnerable to dogs known by the Minister to be present, or, by reason of the habitat or source of food that the land provides, to be likely to be present, on the land; and
- is consistent with any plans to reintroduce protected wildlife vulnerable to dogs onto the land.
- will not result in any significant risk of injury to or disturbance of protected wildlife vulnerable to dogs known by the Minister to be present, or, by reason of the habitat or source of food that the land provides, to be likely to be present, on the land; and
Notes
- Section 26ZV: inserted, on , by section 3 of the Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).