# The Dog Control Orders (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2007, 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], 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/702/schedule/5/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dog-control-orders-miscellaneous-provisions-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5/paragraph-4
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