DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 35

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 35

35—Registration procedure for businesses involving dogs

        (1)         The owner or operator of a business consisting of or involving—

            (a)         a kennel at which dogs are bred or trained; or

            (b)         the provision of security or other services involving the use of dogs,

may apply, in the manner and form approved by the Board, to the Registrar of the area in which the business is (or is to be) situated or from which the business is (or is to be) operated for registration of the business.

        (2)         On application and payment of the registration fee and any fee for late payment of the registration fee, the Registrar must, if satisfied that the applicant genuinely owns or operates a business as referred to in subsection (1), register the business and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration conforming with the requirements of the Board.

        (3)         If a business is registered under this section, all dogs bred or trained at the kennel or used in connection with the business that are of or over 3 months of age will, while kept at the kennel or used in the business, be taken to be registered.