Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 25

    (1)     If an application for a dangerous dog licence is made under section 24, the registrar must, by written notice to the applicant—

        (a)     approve the issue of a licence; or

        (b)     refuse to approve the issue of a licence.

    (2)     In making a decision under this section, the registrar must consider the following:

        (a)     the size and nature of the premises where the applicant intends to keep the dog;

        (b)     the security of the premises;

        (c)     the suitability of facilities for keeping the dog on the premises;

        (d)     the potential impact on the occupiers of neighbouring premises;

        (e)     any conviction or finding of guilty of the applicant within the last 10 years for an offence against a law of a Territory or State relating to the welfare, keeping or control of an animal;

        (f)     the likelihood of harm being caused to any member of the public or an animal.

    (3)     The registrar may approve the application only if the dog has been identified by implanted microchip.

    (4)     Also, if the application is made after the dog was seized under division 2.7 (Seizing dogs and dealing with them) and the dog is declared to be a dangerous dog after it was seized, the registrar may approve the application only if section 62 (3), section 63 (3) or section 64 (3) applies to the offence for which the dog was seized.

    (5)     Subsection (2) does not limit the matters the registrar may consider.