- (c) section 7 creates an offence in relation to causing, suffering or permitting a fighting dog to enter or remain in public places without it being muzzled and held on a leash;
- (d) section 8 provides for identification of a fighting dog.
4. Part III (section 9) deals with the control of large dogs (as defined in section 2). It creates an offence in relation to causing, suffering or permitting a large dog to enter or remain in indoor public places without it being muzzled and held on a leash or to enter or remain in outdoor public places without it being held on a leash.
5. Part IV (sections 10 to 13) deals with the control of known dangerous dogs (as defined in section 2)—
- (a) section 10 provides that a magistrate may by order classify a dog as a known dangerous dog on application to him showing that the dog has killed or inflicted serious bodily injury on a person or a domestic animal without provocation or otherwise has a history of repeatedly attacking people or putting people in fear;
- (b) section 11 creates an offence in relation to the possession of a known dangerous dog without it being neutered;
- (c) section 12 creates an offence in relation to causing, suffering or permitting a known dangerous dog to enter or remain in public places without it being muzzled and held on a leash;
- (d) section 13 provides for identification of a known dangerous dog.
6. Part V (sections 14 to 21) provides for miscellaneous matters including directions by an authorized officer, appeals in respect of such directions to the Administrative Appeals Board and classification of fighting dogs by authorized officers and the Dogs and Cats Classification Board. Section 20 also provides for transitional arrangements, so that during the transitional period of 120 days from the commencement of the Regulation, possession of a fighting dog licensed before commencement of the Regulation will not be an offence, and a sum of $3,000 may be payable by the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries in respect of the surrender of any such fighting dog. Section 21 makes a consequential amendment to the Administrative Appeals Board Ordinance (Cap. 442).
7. Schedule 1 sets out the types of dogs which under section 2 are to be classified as a fighting dog for the purposes of the Regulation, Schedule 2 specifies the body weight of large dogs, while Schedule 3 sets out the rate of detention fees payable for the detention of a dog under the Ordinance or the Regulation.
