Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 84

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person keeps a dog or cat; and

        (b)     the dog or cat is required to be identified by a regulation made for section 83; and

        (c)     the dog or cat is not identified as required by the regulation.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person sells a dog or cat; and

        (b)     the dog or cat, after the sale, is required to be identified by a regulation made for section 83; and

        (c)     the dog or cat is not identified as required by the regulation.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.