Control of Dogs Act, 1986
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Prohibition on keeping a dog without a licence. |
2.—(1) Subject to section 5 of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to— | |
(a) keep a dog unless he holds either— | ||
(i) a dog licence for that dog, or | ||
(ii) a general dog licence, or | ||
(b) take possession, unless he is the holder of a general dog licence, of a dog, pursuant to a change of ownership, before the issue of a dog licence in respect of that dog, or | ||
(c) transfer possession of a dog pursuant to a change of ownership to any other person unless the other person is the holder of a dog licence for that dog or a general dog licence. | ||
(2) The occupier of any premises where a dog is found shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be the person who keeps the dog unless he proves that— | ||
(a) he is not the owner of the dog, and | ||
(b) the dog was kept on the premises either— | ||
(i) without his knowledge, or | ||
(ii) by some other person who had a licence for the dog. |