24 May 2022
NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL v LOW [2022] NZHC 1154
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1154
- Court
- High Court
The correct interpretation of s 2(b) Dog Control Act 1996 is that a person who has possession of a dog is an "owner" for the Act's purposes unless the possession is for the specified purposes (preventing injury/damage/distress or restoring a lost dog) and does not exceed 72 hours; the District Court erred in following the obiter passage in Hill and the charges must be reinstated.