What does Section 10 (3)(d) of the Dog Control Act actually mean:

What does Section 10 (3)(d) of the Dog Control Act actually mean:

3. Every policy adopted under this section…

(d) shall identify those areas or parts of the district in respect of which no public places or areas are to be identified under paragraph (b) [prohibited areas] or paragraph (c) [leashed areas].

It seems like a double negative?

Answer:

What it seems to say in a very clumsy way is, each Council must have a policy identifying areas of their district where dogs are not prohibited or dogs aren’t required to be leashed.

If that is what it is saying, it seems to be unnecessary as 10(3)(b) and (c) identify areas where those controls do apply and that should be sufficient.

I guess it could be very broad and say dogs can be off leash or exercised in any area except those specified by 10(3)(b) and (c).