Dog Control Act 1996

Custody of dogs

67: Provision of pound facilities

You could also call this:

"Where councils keep dogs that are taken into custody"

When you have a dog that is taken into custody, it needs to be looked after properly. You expect the local council to make sure there is a safe place for the dog to be kept. The council can do this by building a dog pound or by working with someone else to provide a safe place for the dog.

The council can choose to build and run a dog pound on its own or with other councils. It can also make an agreement with someone to take care of the dogs. The council gets to decide what the agreement will say and what rules the person taking care of the dogs will have to follow.

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This page was last updated on 19 May 2025

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Government and voting > Local councilsCrime and justice > Police and safetyHousing and property > Land use

66A: Jurisdiction for category 1 offences, or

"Who deals with serious dog offences under the Dog Control Act"

68: Pound fees, or

"Costs for when your dog goes to the pound"

67Provision of pound facilities

Every territorial authority, either singly or jointly with any 1 or more other territorial authorities, shall make such provision as is necessary for the proper custody, care, and exercise of dogs impounded, seized, or committed to its custody or the custody of a dog control officer or dog ranger under this Act, and for that purpose may—
establish, maintain, and operate a dog pound either separately or in association with any pound established under any other Act:
enter into an agreement with any person, upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, for that person to provide proper custody, care, and exercise for such dogs.

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1982 No 42 s 64