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 |
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(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 |
0 2 |
2 2 |
3 2 |
2 2 |
1 2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
(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 |
49 |
53 |
(e) |
Number of infringement notices |
251 |
290 |
276 |
272 |
270 |
288 |
274 |
264 |
198 |
245 |
160 |
(f) |
Number of complaints and nature of complaints: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Total |
1855 |
1843 |
1712 |
1920 |
1732 |
1672 |
1466 |
1439 |
1174 |
1335 |
1306 |
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(g) |
Number of prosecutions |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |