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Dog Control Act 1996

Infringement offences

65: Infringement offences

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If you break a rule in the Dog Control Act 1996, you might commit what is called an infringement offence. This type of offence is listed in Schedule 1. If you are alleged to have committed an infringement offence, you can either be taken to court through a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, or you can be given an infringement notice as outlined in section 66.

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65Infringement offences

  1. In this Act, infringement offence means an offence specified in Schedule 1.

  2. Where any person is alleged to have committed an infringement offence, that person may either—

  3. be proceeded against by filing a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
    1. be served with an infringement notice as provided in section 66.

      Notes
      • Section 65(1): amended, on , by section 22 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 61).
      • Section 65(2)(a): replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).