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30E—(1) This Article applies where the keeper of a dog (“the old keeper”) gives or sells to another person (“the new keeper”) a dog kept under a dog licence which is subject to control conditions.
(2) The old keeper must not part with possession of the dog unless he has served on the council for the district in which he resides notice—
(a)of the intended transfer of ownership of the dog; and
(b)of the name and address of the new keeper.
(3) A person who fails to comply with paragraph (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4) A council which receives a notice under this Article shall—
(a)inform the new keeper of the control conditions imposed on the licence under which the dog was kept by the old keeper and the grounds on which those conditions were imposed; and
(b)give such advice to the new keeper in relation to the control of the dog as the council thinks appropriate.
(5) If the new keeper resides in the district of another council, the council must also inform that other council of the matters mentioned in paragraph (4)(a).]
F1Arts. 30A-30F and preceding cross-heading inserted (3.10.2011) by Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 9), ss. 8, 18(1); S.R. 2011/332, art. 2, Sch.
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