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| Dogs must be on a leash or under control when out in public (File photo) |
A Filipina was ordered to appear in Kwun Tong Magistrate’s Court today, Tuesday, after a dog in her care allegedly bit someone near the tennis court at Marina Cove in Sai Kung nearly two years ago.
Named in two summonses was Mae P. Geral, 41, said to
be the keeper of a male chocolate poodle which bit victim Kusnul-Mudayanti on
Sept. 13, 2024.
The case has been set down for mention again on June
9.
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The first summons alleged that Geral allowed the dog
to wander in a public place while not securely held on a leash of not more than
2 meters in length.
The second summons alleged that the biting incident
happened while the dog “was not on a leash or under control” in a place “from
which it may reasonably be expected to wander into a public area.”
Both offences were said to be in violation of Section
25(1) of Rabies Ordinance, Cap 421.
Under this section, a keeper of a dog which is in a
public place in contravention of the Ordinance (for example, without a leash)
and bites a person, is guilty of an offence, for which the maximum penalty is a
fine of $10,000.
However, the dog keeper may use as a defense the
argument that all reasonable measures were taken to prevent the biting.
