- (i) its being admitted to a veterinary clinic or hospital for surgery under general anaesthesia; or
- (ii) its being destroyed on animal welfare grounds,
- by a veterinary surgeon.
11. Possession of known dangerous dogs
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is the keeper of a known dangerous dog after the expiry of 90 days from the date of the order made under section 10(1) in respect of the dog commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) The keeper of a known dangerous dog does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if he shows that there is a veterinary certificate certifying that the dog has been neutered.
12. Known dangerous dogs entering or remaining in public places
A person who causes, suffers or permits a known dangerous dog to enter or remain in a public place—
- (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.
13. Identification of known dangerous dogs
(1) The Director may, by notice published in the Gazette, require that a known dangerous dog shall be identified in such form and manner (including but not limited to the wearing of a collar and the implanting of any device) as is specified in the notice.
(2) Where a known dangerous dog is not identified in accordance with a notice published under subsection (1), the keeper of the dog commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a notice under subsection (1) is subsidiary legislation.
