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DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 - SECT 10 Requirement to apply for registration

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 - SECT 10

Requirement to apply for registration

S. 10(1) amended by Nos 69/2004 s. 23, 65/2007 s. 6, 44/2010 s. 6.

    (1)     The owner of a dog or cat must apply to register that dog or cat with the Council of the municipal district in which the dog or cat is kept, if the animal is over 3 months old.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

S. 10(2) amended by Nos 65/2007 s. 6, 44/2010 s. 6.

    (2)     The owner of a dog or cat which is registered must apply for renewal of the registration of that dog or cat with the Council of the municipal district in which the dog or cat is kept, before the expiration of the current registration.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

S. 10(3) inserted by No. 83/2001 s. 12, amended by Nos 103/2003 s. 4, 76/2005 s. 4.

    (3)     If a person is making an application under subsection (1) in relation to a dog, that person must include with the application a declaration as to whether or not the dog in respect of which the application is made is a restricted breed dog.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

S. 10(4) inserted by No. 75/2011 s. 4.

    (4)     This section does not apply in relation to a dog or cat that is being kept at an animal shelter or Council pound that is a domestic animal business conducted on premises that are registered under section 47.

S. 10A inserted by No. 76/2005 s. 5.