AFCD requires dog keepers to properly control dogs in accordance with the law

​The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) this morning (October 26) received a referral from the Police of a suspected dog bite case. Officers were immediately deployed to a warehouse on Kam Pok Road, Yuen Long, where the suspected dog was taken away and sent to an Animal Management Centre for detention and observation. The dog concerned is a microchipped mongrel with a valid dog licence. The AFCD is following up the investigation and will institute prosecution if there is sufficient evidence that any person has contravened the law. Legal requirements An AFCD spokesman reminded members of the public, "The law clearly requires dog keepers to properly control their dogs in public places. If a dog bites a person, its keeper is also liable. A keeper is not limited to a person who owns, possesses or has custody of the animal, but also includes a person who harbours the animal, or the occupier of land or premises on which the animal is usually kept or permitted to remain. These persons must clearly understand their legal responsibilities." Under section 23 of the Rabies Ordinance (Cap. 421), dogs in a public place must be held on a leash or otherwise kept under prope

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