Paragraph 4 Offence

(1)

A person in charge of more than one dog is guilty of an offence if, [at any time][during the [times] [periods] specified in Schedule 2]^f1, that person takes onto any land in respect of which this Order applies more than the maximum number of dogs specified in article 3 of this Order, 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)

For the purposes of this article 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.

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Footnotes

f1: Specify whichever of the options in square brackets is to apply.