Section 44Part 7 — Nuisances by, and Control of, Animals
Dogs dangerously out of control
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A dog shall be regarded as being dangerously out of control on any occasion on which there are grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will injure any person or another domestic animal, whether or not it does so, but references to a dog injuring a person or animal or there being grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will do so do not include references to any case in which the dog is being used for lawful purposes by a constable, a public officer or a security guard in uniform while carrying out that person's duties.
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dangerously out of control