Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If ownership of a dog is transferred, a person who was a keeper of the dog before the transfer must tell the registrar in writing of the name and address of the new owner of the dog within 14 days beginning the day after the transfer.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
Note For how documents may be given, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5.
(2) If a person becomes a keeper of a dog (the new keeper ) for a period likely to be longer than 28 days, the person must tell the registrar in writing that the person is the keeper of the dog within 14 days beginning the day after becoming the keeper.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) If the new keeper tells the registrar under subsection (2) about a registered dog, the registrar must—
(a) change the entry in the register relating to the dog by substituting, for the name and address of the person stated as the keeper of the dog, the name and address of the new keeper; and
(b) issue a registration certificate for the dog to the new keeper.