6. Breeding of fighting dogs
A person who breeds or breeds from, or causes, suffers or permits to breed or breed from, a fighting dog commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
7. Fighting dogs entering or remaining in public places
A person who causes, suffers or permits a fighting 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 6 months.
8. Identification of fighting dogs
(1) The Director may, by notice published in the Gazette, require that a fighting 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 fighting 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 6 months.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a notice under subsection (1) is subsidiary legislation.
PART III
Control of Large Dogs
9. Large dogs entering or remaining in public places
(1) A person who causes, suffers or permits a large dog to enter or remain in an indoor public place—
