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Dog Control Act 1996

Dog control officers and dog rangers

16: Districts in which dog control officer or dog ranger may exercise powers

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"Where dog control officers or rangers can work and use their powers"

A dog control officer or dog ranger can use their powers only in the area they were appointed to work in. You need to know that this area is called a district and it is controlled by a territorial authority. The officer or ranger works for this authority.

If two or more territorial authorities agree in writing to share their dog control officers or rangers, these officers or rangers can work in the districts of the other authorities. This means they can use their powers in these areas as if they were employed by the authority that controls that district. You can exercise these powers in each district that is part of the agreement.

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16Districts in which dog control officer or dog ranger may exercise powers

  1. Except as provided in subsection (2), a dog control officer or dog ranger may exercise the powers conferred upon him or her by this Act only within the district of the territorial authority by which he or she is appointed.

  2. Any 2 or more territorial authorities may enter into a written agreement whereby the services of the dog control officer or officers or dog ranger or rangers employed by any of those authorities are made available to any other of those authorities; and in any such case the dog control officer or officers or dog ranger or rangers shall be entitled to exercise his or her or their powers in the districts of each such authority as if he or she or they were employed by that authority.

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  • 1982 No 42 s 17