South Australian Consolidated Acts

DOG FENCE ACT 1946 - SECT 24A

24A—Provisions as to ownership of dog fences

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), where part of a dog fence stands or is erected or constructed on land comprised in a Crown lease as defined in section 147 of the Crown Lands Act 1929 , the lessee of the land under the lease will, for the purposes of this Part, be taken to be the owner of such part of the fence on that land as is not vested in a local board.

        (2)         Where a dog fence divides contiguous land of adjoining owners, the owner of the land inside the dog fence will, for the purposes of this Part, be taken to be—

            (a)         the owner of the land on which that part of the fence is situated; and

            (b)         the owner of so much of that part of the fence as is not vested in a local board.

        (3)         Where a part of a dog fence adjoins the area in relation to which a local board is established, the ownership of that part of the dog fence is vested in that local board.

        (4)         However, the Governor may, by proclamation made on the recommendation of the board and with the agreement of the relevant owner of the land, vest part of the fence vested by subsection (3) in the owner of the land on which the fence is situated.

        (5)         The Governor may, by subsequent proclamation made on the recommendation of the board, revest any part of the fence vested by subsection (4) in a local board.