Dog control activity report

Nelson City Council Dog Control Activity Reports

(Pursuant to the Dog Control Act 1996, S.10A)

Section 10A(2) Ref Requirement 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24

(a)

Number of registered dogs

5362

5507

5649

5770

5869

5901

5969

6079

6176

6302

6231

(b)

Number of probationary owners

Number of disqualified owners

1

1

1

3

0

2

0

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

1

2

1

6

2

6

0

4

(c)

Number of dogs classified as dangerous under s.31(1)(b)

17

12

12

12

14

10

8

9

8

5

6

(d)

Number of dogs classified as menacing under s.33A(1)(b)(i)

Number of dogs classified as menacing under  s.33(C)(1)

20

51

27

55

27

40

33

39

30

35

44

30

57

32

56

37

47

27

49

23

53

26

(e)

Number of infringement notices

251

290

276

272

270

288

274

264

198

245

160

(f)

Number of complaints and nature of complaints:

 

 

 

 

               

Dog attack human

24

31

26

34

22

22

25

24

14

28

30

Dog attack animal

69

68

58

52

66

64

56

56

52

37

56

Dog aggression

86

106

73

88

60

68

63

53

39

58

43

Barking

596

599

593

525

557

551

405

491

390

460

458

Fouling

10

19

10

14

19

10

10

15

11

5

8

Wandering

487

513

477

673

568

528

527

460

412

463

389

Unregistered

38

32

47

75

79

68

64

60

31

48

71

Welfare

28

21

17

24

25

32

18

25

15

16

33

In restricted area

7

8

4

8

8

3

2

9

5

3

13

Not on lead

7

7

8

27

12

15

14

12

15

28

10

Not under control

41

44

31

47

35

41

34

38

26

32

32

Impounded

464

395

368

353

281

270

248

196

164

157

163

Total

1855

1843

1712

1920

1732

1672

1466

1439

1174

1335

1306

 

 

 

 

               

(g)

Number of prosecutions

2

1

1

1

2

3

0

2

0

0

0