If an authorised council employee has reason to believe that a dog owner has breached a provision of the Dog Control Act 2000, then he or she is legally able to:
- enter onto land owned or occupied by the dog owner, but not any dwelling on that land; and
- search for and seize any dog on that land.
If the authorised person wishes to enter a dwelling on that land, he or she is able to do so by a warrant issued by a magistrate.
