Fines to be recoverable in a summary way.

57. All fines imposed under the authority of this Act shall be recoverable in a summary way pursuant to the Ordinances and Acts of the Colony of New Zealand for the regulation of summary proceedings before Justices of the Peace.

Proceedings taken under repealed Act to be deemed to have been taken under this Act.

58. All Notices served and other proceedings taken under the provisions of the Thistle Act, 1857, shall be deemed to have been taken under this Act.

AS TO NUISANCES CAUSED BY DOGS.

Trustees to provide dog tickets.

59. For each and every year the Trustees of each Highway District shall provide Dog Tickets of a convenient description and shall cause the same to be marked in some distinctive manner.

Tickets to be numbered consecutively.

60. In addition to the distinctive marks the tickets issued shall be numbered consecutively from one upwards for each year and shall also have the year for which they are issued marked thereon in figures.

Supply of such tickets to be kept by Secretary or Treasurer or other officer appointed.

61. A supply of such tickets shall be kept by the Secretary or Treasurer of each Highway Board or other officer appointed for that purpose and any person shall be entitled to receive any number of such tickets on payment of a fee of five shillings each.

Names and residences of ticket-holders to be entered in a book.

62. The names and residences of all persons who shall procure such tickets shall be entered alphabetically in a book to be kept by every such Officer for that purpose and opposite the names shall be stated the number on the tickets respectively purchased by such persons. Such book may be examined by any person during reasonable hours on payment of a fee of one shilling.

Owners neglecting to furnish tickets to be fined.

63. If any person being the owner or having charge of any dog upwards of three months old shall have neglected to furnish such dog with a ticket as aforesaid issued for the then current year and affixed to him, the owner of such dog shall forfeit for every such offence any sum not exceeding twenty shillings. The proof that any dog is less than three months old shall in any proceeding under this Act lie on the owner of such dog. Provided that no person shall be compelled to take out more than one ticket in any one year in respect of one and the same dog notwithstanding that any such dog may be transferred from any District to another District.

Penalty for falsely making or counterfeiting ticket.

64. If any person shall falsely make or counterfeit or knowing the same to be false or counterfeit purchase use or have in his possession any ticket resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any ticket provided or issued by any Trustees of any Highway District created under this Act as aforesaid every such person shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding twenty pounds.

Dogs without ticket liable to seizure.

65. Every dog found at large in any highway without his owner and without a ticket may be seized by any constable or other officer appointed for that purpose by the Highway Trustees of the respective district and forthwith destroyed.

Penalty for allowing dangerous dogs to go at large without a muzzle.

66. Any person who shall permit any dog which shall be known to be dangerous or to have bitten or injured any person or any cattle or other property (whether such dog shall have a Dog Ticket affixed to him or not) to go at large without a muzzle securely fixed upon the mouth of every such dog so as to prevent the same from biting or injuring any person or any cattle or other property shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding forty shillings and any such dog so at large may forthwith be seized and killed by any constable.

Penalty for damage without prejudice to civil action.

67. If any dog shall on any highway or on any unenclosed place rush at or attack any person or any cattle whereby the life or limbs of any person shall be endangered or any cattle or other property injured the owner of such dog shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding forty shillings without prejudice to any claim for the damage done by such dog.

Penalty for neglect of constables or other officer neglecting to lay information.

68. Any constable or other officer appointed for that purpose neglecting to lay an information against the owner of any dog which shall not have a Dog Ticket affixed to him as hereinbefore provided shall forfeit and pay for such offence any sum not exceeding forty shillings.

Penalty for neglect of constable or other officer neglecting to seize or destroy.

69. Any constable or other officer appointed for that purpose wilfully neglecting to seize or destroy any dog as hereinbefore provided shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding forty shillings.

Penalty for breach of Act by constable or other officer.

70. Any constable or other officer appointed for that purpose who shall knowingly seize or destroy any dog which shall not be at large contrary to the provisions of this Act.