| Contact Information: |
| Q1. Owner's Name * | |
| Q2. Owner's Address * | |
| Q3. Owner's Phone Details: (You must enter at least one contact number) * |
| Owner's Home Number | |
| Owner's Business Number | |
| Owner's Mobile Number | |
| Q4. Date * | |
| Q5. Owner's Date of Birth * | |
Q6. Owner's Email Address
(Please ensure your email address is correct – if it is not, you will not receive a copy!) | |
| Q7. My Dog's Details Are: (You may enter details for up to four dogs) |
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| Please note that all of the following questions must be correctly answered before this application will be considered. This form must be received by 30 April to be considered for the following registration period. |
| Q8. If I obtain a new puppy, what age should it be when I register it? * | 6 months of age
3 months of age
Whatever age it is at the next dog registration time
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| Q9. Who is legally responsible for the actions of a dog? * | Any person over the age of 16 who is in charge of the dog
Only the registered owner
Any person under the age of 16 who is in charge of the dog
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| Q10. Whose responsibility is it to contact the Council to update the dog and owner records? * | No-ones, if you don't pay registration fees, you don't have to worry about it
The registered dog owner must notify the Council in writing within 14 days of any changes
The dog owner, during the next registration period
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| Q11. Must my property be fully fenced and have dog free access to visitors? * | No, not if my dog is kept for security
Not if the dog is small and lives inside
Yes the dog must be contained securely on my property, and visitors must have dog-free access to one door on my property
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| Q12. Do I need to obtain a permit to keep more than one dog on my property? (Answers not required for Banks Peninsula Ward) * | No my dog is old and will die soon
Yes, properties that have more than one dog for longer than two weeks in any one year must obtain a permit
No, not if the dog is visiting for less than 4 weeks
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| Q13. If my dog fouls in a public place, am I required to pick up the mess and dispose of it? * | No, not if I don't have a plastic bag on me
If I kick it into the gutter the Council's road sweeper will come along and clean it up
Yes, I must pick it up immediately and dispose of it in a suitable waste bin
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| Q14. Must I have my dog on a leash when walking along the street? * | No, because I trust my dog
Yes, failure to keep a dog under control is an offence
Only when I feel like it
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| Q15. Can I have my dog near children's play equipment in a park that is not prohibited or restrained for dogs? * | Yes, but not within 10 metres of play equipment
Yes, but not within 1 metre of play equipment
Yes, but not within 5 metres of play equipment
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| Q16. Tick the areas in which dogs are prohibited in Christchurch? | New Brighton Mall
Scarborough beach and park
Radley Park dog park
Any Council owned swimming pool
Cathedral Square |
| Q17. Am I required by law to provide adequate shelter, food and water for my dog during the day? * | No, my dog is fine during the day until I get home
Yes my dog must have shelter and access to food and water at all times
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| Q18. If a dog control officer visits my property, am I required to give him/her my personal details and those of my dog eg. date of birth, full name etc?? * | No, under the Privacy Act I don't have to give out that information
Yes, failure to do so will result in a $750.00 fine |
| Q19. If the Council informs me that my dog is causing a nuisance to my neighbours, I should: * | Complain to the Council about my neighbours
Ignore it, if I don't think my dog that is causing a nuisance
Try and implement any suggestions and options given to me by the dog control officer |
| Agreement: |
| Q20. I hereby make application to be considered for Responsible Dog Owner Status operated by the Christchurch City Council. I consider that I have met and will continue to meet all the following conditions and requirements listed below: * | Yes |
| The next three questions must be answered for your request to proceed: |
Q21. I agree my dog has not been impounded in the last 2 years *
Q22. I agree I have not been issued with any warnings or infringements relating to dog matters in the last 2 years *
Q23. I understand that any breach of the conditions will result in the removal of Responsible Dog Owner Status *
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| Conditions of being a responsible owner: |
We would like to remind owners of the conditions under which they are able to retain their Responsible Dog Owner Status. These include: - Registering their dogs by 30 June each year.
- Always walking their dogs on a lead when on the road (footpath or berm too!).
- Always keeping their dogs under control. Remember that even in places where you are not required to have your dog on a leash, you must still carry a leash.
- If you have a dog that is first registered after 1 July 2006, that that dog is micro-chipped and the chip number advised to the Council.
- Making sure their dogs are not impounded, chased or returned home by the Council.
- That there have been no justified complaints about their dogs.
- That they have not been prosecuted for any dog related offence or received any infringement notices regarding their dogs.
- That they let the Council know quickly about any changes to their dog ownership, eg. new dogs, dogs gone, death of dog, or changes of address.
- That they have a fully fenced and gated property, and have a dog free access to the house.
- That if they have more than one dog on their property, they apply for a Two or More Dog Licence as required by the Council. Not required for Banks Peninsula Ward.
- That they are aware of what is required of them as a dog owner by the Dog Control Act 1996.
- That they pick up after their dogs and dispose of any "doggy-doos" in a suitable refuse container.
- That it is understood that the Council undertakes inspection of a random sample of properties for fencing requirements etc.
- That it is understood that should any conditions of the status not be complied with, the Council may remove the status and the owner will be required to re-apply.
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