# The Dog Control Orders (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 3: Offence


(1) A person in charge of a dog shall be guilty of an offence if, [at any time] [during the [times] [periods] specified in Schedule 2], that person takes the dog onto, or permits the dog to enter or to remain on, any land to which this Order applies unless—
(a) that person has a reasonable excuse for doing so; or
(b) the owner, occupier or other person or authority having control of the land has consented (generally or specifically) to that person doing so.
(2) Nothing in this article applies to a person who—
(a) is registered as a blind person in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948; or
(b) is deaf, in respect of a dog trained by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (registered charity number 293358) and upon which that person relies for assistance; or
(c) has a disability which affects that person’s mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects, in respect of a dog trained by a prescribed charity and upon which that person relies for assistance.
(3) For the purposes of this article—
(a) a person who habitually has a dog in their possession is taken to be in charge of the dog at any time unless at that time some other person is in charge of the dog; and
(b) each of the following is a “prescribed charity”—
(i) Dogs for the Disabled (registered charity number 700454);
(ii) Support Dogs (registered charity number 1088281);
(iii) Canine Partners for Independence (registered charity number 803680).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/702/schedule/4/paragraph/3n2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dog-control-orders-miscellaneous-provisions-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-4/paragraph-3n2
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