(1) A person under the age of 18 years shall not own a dangerous dog.
(2) Where a person under the age of 18 years owns a dangerous dog in contravention of this Act any reference to the owner of the dangerous dog in this Act is a reference to the head of the household of which the person under the age of 18 years is a member.
(3) Where there is no head of household in circumstances referred to in subsection (2), the dangerous dog shall be taken charge of by the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Local Government shall act in accordance with section 34.