Face to face contact Promote effective confinement Ongoing and control of dogs. Media releases Council website Council magazine Face to face contact Objective 2: To provide readily accessible information to the public relating to the prevention of Dog Attacks (Compliance Activities). Activity When Evaluation Develop dog attack investigation and Dec 2012 Ensures consistency enforcement policy and procedures. Respond to/attend dog attack reports as Ongoing Ensures public safety a matter of urgency as a top priority for AMOs. Conduct regular patrols to make sure Ongoing Day to day process dogs are confined to premises. Promotes compliance AMOs visible to public Report outcomes of major dog attack Ongoing Public interest prosecutions to local media to raise Demonstrates Councils stance awareness in the community of the need to report dog attacks and Council’s action in relation to attacks. Provide an after-hours number to report Ongoing Through hours number dog attacks. Website Face to face 7.0 DANGEROUS, MENACING AND RESTRICTED BREED DOGS The purpose of this section is to effectively identify all dangerous dogs, menacing dogs and restricted breed dogs in that district and to ensure that those dogs are kept in compliance under Section 68A(2)(c)(vii) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994. 7.1 CURRENT SITUATION Declared 2012 Dangerous Dogs 4 Restricted Dogs 0 Menacing Dogs 0
Promote effective confinement and control of dogs. Ongoing Face to face contact Media releases Council website Council magazine Face to face contact Objective 2: To provide readily accessible information to the public relating to the prevention of Dog Attacks (Compliance Activities). Activity When Evaluation Develop dog attack investigation and enforcement policy and procedures. Dec 2012 Ensures consistency Respond to/attend dog attack reports as a matter of urgency as a top priority for AMOs. Ongoing Ensures public safety Conduct regular patrols to make sure dogs are confined to premises. Ongoing Day to day process Promotes compliance AMOs visible to public Report outcomes of major dog attack prosecutions to local media to raise awareness in the community of the need to report dog attacks and Council’s action in relation to attacks. Ongoing Public interest Demonstrates Councils stance Provide an after-hours number to report dog attacks. Ongoing Through hours number Website Face to face 7.0 DANGEROUS, MENACING AND RESTRICTED BREED DOGS The purpose of this section is to effectively identify all dangerous dogs, menacing dogs and restricted breed dogs in that district and to ensure that those dogs are kept in compliance under Section 68A(2)(c)(vii) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994. 7.1 CURRENT SITUATION Declared 2012 Dangerous Dogs 4 Restricted Dogs 0 Menacing Dogs 0
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