DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 69

DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 69

69—Offence for breeder to sell dogs or cats unless registered

        (1)         A person must not sell a dog or cat that he or she has bred unless—

            (a)         he or she is registered as a breeder under this Part; or

            (b)         he or she is registered (however described) as a breeder with an approved representative body; or

            (c)         he or she is registered as a breeder under a law of another jurisdiction dealing with the breeding of dogs or cats.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

Expiation fee: $315.

        (2)         Nothing in this section authorises a person to breed a dog of a prescribed breed.

        (3)         For the purposes of this section, a person will be taken to have bred a dog or cat if the person takes action of a kind prescribed by the regulations in relation to the breeding of the dog or cat.

        (4)         In this section—

"approved representative body" means a body declared by the regulations to be an approved representative body for the purposes of this section.