The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Control of dogs and poultry in protection zones and surveillance zones

3.—(1) The owner of any dog in a protection zone or a surveillance zone shall keep it under control by—

(a)confining it in a dwelling house, kennel or other enclosure;

(b)securing it to a fixed object by a collar and chain; or

(c)accompanying it or ensuring that it is accompanied by a responsible person.

(2) An inspector or officer of the Police Service of Northern Ireland may seize any dog which is not kept under control in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) and deal with it as if it was a dog seized under the powers conferred by Article 23 of the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(1).

(3) An inspector may if he considers any dog or poultry, not to be under control, by notice served on the occupier of the premises where it is kept require him to keep that dog or poultry under control, or to confine it to the part of the premises specified in the notice.