Brendan Murray Milne pleads guilty in Byron Bay court to failing to comply with menacing dog control requirements
An Australian cattle dog owner has faced a northern NSW court for failing to comply with menacing dog control requirements after the pet attacked a person. Here’s how he fared.
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An Australian cattle dog owner has faced a Byron Bay court for failing to comply with menacing dog control requirements after the pet attacked a person.
Brendan Murray Milne appeared in Byron Bay Local Court where the 50-year-old pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to comply with the requirements.
Court documents state the female canine named Kipp attacked a person on September 6, 2022 and was then declared a menacing dog.
Byron Shire Council officers noticed Kipp on a five-metre lead attached to Milne’s caravan in Byron Bay on November 11, 2022.
Officers said they found no menacing dog signage, Kipp was not wearing a menacing dog collar and her enclosure was not secure enough to stop a child from getting to the animal.
The council states in court documents: “He was not complying with the menacing dog control requirements.”
When Milne was told officers were seizing his dog he “became agitated” and police had to be called. Milne left with Kipp, but was fined shortly after for not abiding by the requirements.
Council officers attended Milne’s caravan about a week later and seized the dog while he was not home.
Milne was reunited with Kipp on December 5 last year and has moved to Miami on the Gold Coast.
Gold Coast City Council has confirmed no issues with requirements relating to Kipp, court documents state.
The court heard Milne had been struggling with his mental health and the breakdown of a marriage.
Milne did explain to the court on February 27: “The reason Kipp didn’t have a muzzle on was because it was a really hot day and she needed water.”
Magistrate Kathy Crittenden said Kipp not being kept in an enclosed shelter “makes people shudder” because it meant the community, and particularly children, were unsafe.
Milne was fined $500 and a conviction was recorded.
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