(a) in the case of a dangerous,
menacing or restricted dog--60 penalty units for a first offence or 70 penalty
units for a second or subsequent offence, or
(b) in any other case--50
penalty units for a first offence or 60 penalty units for a second or
subsequent offence.
Note : The regulations may provide for exceptions to this
section. An owner does not have to wait until an animal is 6 months old to
register it. An animal of any age can be registered.
(2) The regulations may
change the age from which a companion animal is required to be registered
under this section from 6 months to any other age, either generally for all
companion animals or for a particular kind or class of companion animal.
(3)
A person is taken to commit a separate offence under this section on every day
the companion animal remains unregistered. However, a person--
(a) may not be
convicted for the commission of more than one offence in relation to the
failure to register a companion animal during any single calendar month, and
(b) may be convicted only once in relation to any failure to register a
companion animal that occurred before that failure came to the notice of the
council of the area in which the animal is ordinarily kept.
Note : This
subsection does not limit the number of times a person may be prosecuted under
section 10B (Notice requiring companion animal to be registered).