New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe following companion animals are exempt from section 9 (Registration required from age 6 months):
(a) a cat born before 1 July 1999, other than a cat whose ownership changes after that date,
(b) an animal that is ordinarily kept outside New South Wales, but not if the animal has been in New South Wales for a continuous period of at least 3 months,
(c) an animal in the custody of a council (including in a council pound), the Animal Welfare League NSW, The Cat Protection Society of NSW Inc. or RSPCA,
(d) an animal in the custody of an organisation approved by the Director-General, for the purposes of this clause, by order published in the Gazette,
(e) an animal kept at a pet shop for the purposes of sale,
(f) an animal kept for the purposes of sale in the course of a business conducted at a booth or stall in a market or at a fair,
(g) a greyhound registered in accordance with the rules made in relation to greyhound racing under the Greyhound Racing Act 2009 ,
(h) a dog that is ordinarily used by a police officer on official duty,
(h1) a dog that is ordinarily used on official duty by a correctional officer (within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 ),
(i) a dog used by a Commonwealth officer on official duty,
(j) an animal in the custody of an accredited research establishment within the meaning of the Animal Research Act 1985 , or the holder of an animal research authority or an animal supplier’s licence within the meaning of that Act, for purposes in connection with animal research, as authorised under that Act,
(k) an animal kept at a licensed animal display establishment within the meaning of the Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986 and lawfully exhibited in accordance with that Act,
(l) a working dog that is ordinarily kept in a part of the Western Division of the State that is not within a local government area,
(m) a working dog that is ordinarily kept on land categorised as farmland for the purposes of Part 3 of Chapter 15 of the Local Government Act 1993 .