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Conservation Act 1987

Infringement offences - Infringement offences - Control of dogs

51N: Dogs causing serious injury to protected wildlife

You could also call this:

"Protecting wildlife from dog attacks is the law"

If you own a dog or are in charge of one in a controlled dog area or an open dog area, you must make sure it does not attack protected wildlife. This means you must stop your dog from killing protected wildlife or hurting it so badly that it needs to be put down to end its suffering. You can find more information about this rule in the Conservation Act 1987 and the changes made by the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018. If you do not follow this rule, you will commit an infringement offence. This rule is in place to protect protected wildlife from dogs.

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Part 6AInfringement offences
Infringement offences: Control of dogs

51NDogs causing serious injury to protected wildlife

  1. An owner or a person in charge of a dog in a controlled dog area or an open dog area must ensure that the dog does not attack protected wildlife and cause—

  2. the death of protected wildlife; or
    1. injury to protected wildlife so that it becomes necessary to destroy the wildlife to end its suffering.

      1. A person who fails to comply with this section commits an infringement offence.

      Notes
      • Section 51N: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).