death of his brother caused him to forget to license his dog.

"It was the furthest thing from my mind,'' Kent Richardson, 31, of Long Ridge Pass told Magistrates' Court after admitting the offence.

Magistrate the Wor. Cheryl-Ann Mapp said while she understood his sorrow, he had kept the dog unlicenced for more than a year -- and had had two months since his brother's death in which to license it.