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Dog Control Act 1996

Registration and registration fees

40: Proof of class of dog

You could also call this:

"Proving your dog is a working dog or neutered to get a lower registration fee"

If you want to register a dog as a working dog, you might have to pay a lower fee. But the territorial authority can ask you to write a statement saying what kind of working dog it is. You have to tell the truth about your dog. The territorial authority needs to know if your dog is a working dog or not.

If you have a neutered dog, you might also pay a lower fee. The territorial authority can ask you for a certificate from a veterinarian to prove your dog is neutered. You need to show this certificate to the territorial authority if they ask for it.

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40Proof of class of dog

  1. Where the territorial authority fixes a fee for the registration of a working dog that is lower than that fixed for a dog that is not a working dog, any person claiming to register any dog as a working dog shall, if so required by the territorial authority, make a written statement that the dog is a working dog of a specified class.

  2. Where the territorial authority fixes a fee for the registration of a neutered dog that is lower than that fixed for a dog that has not been neutered, any person claiming to register a neutered dog shall, if so required by the territorial authority, produce to the territorial authority a certificate issued by a veterinarian and certifying that the dog has been neutered.

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  • 1982 No 42 s 37
Notes
  • Section 40(2): amended, on , by section 29(7) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).