New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 9

9 Registration required from age 6 months

(1) A companion animal must be registered under this Act from the time the animal is 6 months old. The owner of the animal is guilty of an offence if it is not registered.

Maximum penalty:

(a) 8 penalty units except in the case of a dangerous or restricted dog, or

(b) 50 penalty units in the case of a dangerous or restricted dog.

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.