- (a) without the dog being securely fitted with a muzzle sufficient to prevent it from biting any person; or
- (b) without it being securely held on a leash of not more than 1.5 m in length by a person not under the age of 16 years,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) A person who causes, suffers or permits a large dog to enter or remain in an outdoor public place without the dog being securely held on a leash of not more than 2 m in length by a person not under the age of 16 years commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
PART IV
Control of Known Dangerous Dogs
10. Classification as a known dangerous dog by magistrate’s orders
(1) Without prejudice to the power of a magistrate under section 5 of the Ordinance but subject to subsection (2), a magistrate may, upon an application made in that behalf, by order classify a dog as a known dangerous dog.
(2) No order shall be made under subsection (1) unless the magistrate is satisfied that—
- (a) a person has died or suffered serious bodily injury as a result of any bite or attack inflicted by the dog, whether in a public place or not, in the absence of provocation of any form;
- (b) a domestic animal has died or suffered serious bodily injury as a result of any bite or attack inflicted by the dog, whether in a public place or not, in the absence of provocation of any form; or
- (c) the dog has a history of repeatedly attacking people or otherwise putting people in fear, whether in a public place or not, in the absence of provocation of any form.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)—
- (a) a person suffers serious bodily injury if he suffers any bodily injury of a kind which results in his being admitted to a hospital for treatment as an in-patient;
- (b) a domestic animal suffers serious bodily injury if it suffers any bodily injury of a kind which results in—
