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Dog Control Act 1996

Functions, duties, and powers of territorial authorities

10A: Territorial authority must report on dog control policy and practices

You could also call this:

"Councils must write a yearly report on how they control dogs in their area."

You live in an area with a territorial authority that looks after dog control. The territorial authority must write a report each year about how it controls dogs. This report must include information about its dog control policy and practices.

You can find out how many dogs are registered in your area from this report. It also tells you how many dog owners are on probation or disqualified. The report includes details about dogs that are classified as dangerous or menacing under sections like section 31 and sections 33A or 33C.

The territorial authority's report must be made public, as described in section 5(3) of the Local Government Act 2002. It must give public notice of the report, as defined in section 5(1) of that Act. The report is available for you to read.

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10ATerritorial authority must report on dog control policy and practices

  1. A territorial authority must, in respect of each financial year, report on the administration of—

  2. its dog control policy adopted under section 10; and
    1. its dog control practices.

      1. The report must include, in respect of each financial year, information relating to—

      2. the number of registered dogs in the territorial authority district:
        1. the number of probationary owners and disqualified owners in the territorial authority district:
          1. the number of dogs in the territorial authority district classified as dangerous under section 31 and the relevant provision under which the classification is made:
            1. the number of dogs in the territorial authority district classified as menacing under section 33A or section 33C and the relevant provision under which the classification is made:
              1. the number of infringement notices issued by the territorial authority:
                1. the number of dog related complaints received by the territorial authority in the previous year and the nature of those complaints:
                  1. the number of prosecutions taken by the territorial authority under this Act.

                    1. The territorial authority must—

                    2. give public notice, as defined in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002, of the report; and
                      1. make the report publicly available, as described in section 5(3) of that Act.

                        1. Repealed
                        Notes
                        • Section 10A: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).
                        • Section 10A(3): replaced, on , by section 5 of the Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 6).
                        • Section 10A(4): repealed, on , by section 5 of the Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 6).