DOGS IN THE STREETS
DEVONPORT OWNERS PROSECUTED BY-LAW ATTACKED Confronted with the delicate task of deciding whether Devonport dogs are to roam the streets, unleashed, Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M., heard legal argument at the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. Fifteen Devonport dog owners were charged with breaking the by-law which prevents dogs from straying in the streets. Today’s were the first prosecutions under the by-law, and Mr. Blakney, appearing for 13 of the defendants, attacked the reasonableness of the by-law. Mr. E. Aldridge, Mayor of Devonport, in evidence, said that the by-law was passed because the dogs had become a nuisance to shopkeepers. Shopkeepers testified to the troubles that had been caused to them through dogs having the freedom of the streets in the business area. Mr. Blakney submitted that the by-law was, first, unreasonable; second, that mens rea had not been proved, and, third, that in all cases of trespass warning had to be given before prosecution. (Proceeding.)
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 729, 31 July 1929, Page 11
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