Dog Management Bylaw 2019

What the Dog Management Bylaw does

The bylaw implements the Auckland Council Policy on Dogs 2019.

The bylaw:

• regulates the public places where dogs may be taken by their owner
• requires owners to obtain a licence to keep more than two dogs in an urban area
• requires owners to pick up after their dog when it defecates in any public place
• enables council to make temporary changes to where you can take your dog
• prohibits the owner of any female dog in season to take that dog into any public place
• requires owners to neuter their dog if it not has not been kept under control on more than one occasion
• provides a review process for owners of dogs classified as menacing due to behaviour.

Dog owners also have obligations under national legislation. To find out more about those see A guide for dog owners.

Get a copy of the Dog Management Bylaw