QLD to introduce penalties for dangerous dog owners

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The Queensland government is set to introduce legislation to crack down on dangerous dogs. The proposed laws will increase penalties for owners whose dogs cause death or serious injury to people or other dogs.

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00:00 So this legislation will be introduced to Queensland Parliament today and it's in response

00:06 to a spate of dog attacks that we've seen across Queensland in the last year.

00:11 In fact we saw in recent times in the suburb of Morayfield, four people end up in hospital

00:17 due to a dog attack and of course we had that Energex worker who was tragically killed in

00:25 a dog attack when he was working in the suburb of Greenbank.

00:29 So this would mean a significant increase in fines and penalties if a person's dog seriously

00:38 injures or kills a person or in fact another dog.

00:42 So it will mean a big increase in the fines and up to three years in jail as well.

00:48 There will also be on the spot fines for people who are not having their dogs on a leash or

00:53 in public spaces.

00:55 If the dog is acting inappropriately there will be potential for an increase on the spot

01:00 fines as well.

01:02 Certain breeds will also be banned including the American Pit Bull and the Dogo Argentina

01:09 and other breeds as well.

01:11 Although the breeds that are going to be banned if they're already in the community, it doesn't

01:15 mean that your dog is going to be taken off you.

01:18 Those dogs will be allowed to die a natural death but then there will be no more of those

01:23 dogs being allowed in the community.

01:25 So this follows what really are considered a community and public consultation on this

01:32 issue.

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