# The Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc.) Regulations 2006, Paragraph 4: Offence


(1) A person in charge of more than one dog shall be guilty of an offence if, [at any time][during the [times][periods] specified in Schedule 2], he 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) he 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 his doing so.
(2) For the purposes of this article a person who habitually has a dog in his possession shall be 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/ukdsi/2006/0110739590/schedule/5/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-dog-control-orders-prescribed-offences-and-penalties-etc-regulations-2006/schedule-5/paragraph-4
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