PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATIONS 2019
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
PART 2--PROTECTION OF ANIMALS
Division 1--General requirements
- 6 Transportation of animals
- 7 Tethered animals
- 8 Sheep
- 9 Possession of animal for fighting and use of fighting implements
- 10 Use of twisted mouthpieces
- 11 Pronged collars prohibited
- 12 Conditions of use of Oxy-LPG pest-control devices
Division 2--Sale and use of netting for fruiting plants
- 13 Selling and use of fruit netting
Division 3--Sale or use of electronic devices
- 14 Use of certain electronic devices
- 15 Use of electronic devices for therapeutic purposes
- 16 Electric fences
- 17 Electric bird deterrents
- 18 Electric prodders
- 19 Electronic stunning devices
- 20 Electronic ejaculators
- 21 Electrofishing
- 22 Electric foot shock apparatus
- 23 Use of electronic collars
- 24 Requirements for use of authorised electronic collars
- 25 Use of remote training collars and anti-bark collars
- 26 Use of remote training collars and anti-bark collars—police and Australian Defence Force
- 27 Use of containment collars on dogs
- 28 Use of containment collars on a cat
- 29 Sale, hire or supply of electronic collars
PART 3--TRAPS
Division 1--Prescribed traps
- 30 Prescribed kinds of traps
Division 2--Leghold traps
- 31 Requirements for setting or using small leghold traps
- 32 Prescribed features of small leghold traps
- 33 Places where small leghold traps must not be set, used or possessed
- 34 Requirements for setting or using large leghold traps
- 35 Prescribed features of a large leghold trap to be set or used for foxes or declared feral cats
- 36 Prescribed features of a large leghold trap to be set or used for wild dogs
- 37 Places where large leghold traps must not be set or used
- 38 Conditions of setting or use of small and large leghold traps
- 39 Minister may approve setting or use of leghold traps in urban areas
- 40 Minister may approve setting or use of large leghold traps for declared feral cats
Division 3--Confinement traps
- 41 Requirements for setting or using confinement traps
- 42 Prescribed features of confinement traps
- 43 Places where confinement traps may not be set or used
- 44 Conditions of set or use of confinement traps
Division 4--Net traps
- 45 Requirements for setting or using net traps
- 46 Prescribed features of net traps
- 47 Places where net traps may be set or used
- 48 Conditions of setting or use of net traps
Division 5--Non-kill snares
- 49 Requirements for setting or using non-kill snare
- 50 Prescribed features of non-kill snares
- 51 Places where non-kill snares may be set or used
- 52 Conditions of set or use of non-kill snare
- 53 Minister may approve setting or use of non-kill snares
Division 6--Rodent kill traps
- 54 Requirements for setting or using rodent kill traps
- 55 Prescribed features of rodent kill traps
- 56 Places where rodent kill traps must not be set or used
- 57 Conditions of set or use of rodent kill traps
Division 7--Kill traps
- 58 Requirements for setting or using kill traps
- 59 Prescribed features of kill traps
- 60 Places where kill traps may be set or used
- 61 Minister may approve use of kill traps
Division 8--Glue traps
- 62 Sale, setting or use of glue traps
Division 9--Lethal trap devices
Division 10--Use of traps in emergencies
- 65 Emergency use of traps
Division 11--Minister's approval for land manager of unincorporated area approvals for managing domestic dogs and cats
- 66 Definition
- 67 Application for approval of process for managing domestic dogs, cats and other species in unincorporated areas
- 68 Granting of approval of process for managing domestic dogs, cats and other species in unincorporated area
Division 12--Revocation of approval granted under this Part
- 69 Revocation of approval
PART 4--RODEOS AND RODEO SCHOOLS
- 70 Definitions
- 71 Application for a rodeo licence
- 72 Application for an individual rodeo or rodeo school permit
- 73 Conditions for rodeo licences, rodeo permits and rodeo school permits
- 74 Approval of rodeo organisations.
- 75 Licence or permit holder must produce licence or permit to POCTA inspector
- 76 Department to be notified of rodeo
- 77 Rodeo and rodeo school must be attended by a veterinary practitioner
- 78 Instructions from veterinary practitioner
- 79 Duties of veterinary practitioner
- 80 Department to be advised of nominated or appointed veterinary practitioner
- 81 Types of animals that may be used
- 82 Minimum weight for animals
- 83 Minimum age for rodeo horses
- 84 Repeat use of animals
- 85 Inspection of animals before a rodeo or rodeo school
- 86 Condition of animals used at rodeos or rodeo schools
- 87 Separation of injured animals
- 88 Transport of injured animals
- 89 Humane destruction of seriously injured animals
- 90 Penning of cattle and horses
- 91 No rocks, holes or obstacles in arena
- 92 Removal of animals from the arena
- 93 Foals or calves not yarded or used
- 94 Fitting saddles
- 95 Fitting cinches or girths
- 96 Fitting pads
- 97 Tightening flank straps and ropes
- 98 Poking or harming animals
- 99 Free-running paddle or spur rowels
- 100 Sharp or cutting objects
- 101 Roped animals at rodeos
- 102 Animals permitted in arena
- 103 Motor vehicles in arena
- 104 Fireworks prohibited
- 105 Drugs and alcohol prohibited
PART 5--SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURES
Division 1--Scientific procedure premises licence
- 106 Application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures premises licence
- 107 Conditions on scientific procedures premises licences
- 108 Compliance with codes of practice
- 109 Nomination and membership of Animal Ethics Committees
- 110 Mandatory Training for Animal Ethics Committees
- 111 Functions of Animal Ethics Committee
- 112 Premises specified in the licence
- 113 Obligations as to persons acting under the licence
- 114 Sources of animals used under the licence
- 115 Animal care and welfare
- 116 Prohibition on the use of non-human hominids
- 117 Change of nominated person
- 118 Minimum standards for scientific premises
Division 2--Scientific procedures field work licence
- 119 Application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures field work licence
- 120 Conditions on scientific procedures field work licences
- 121 Compliance with codes of practice
- 122 Nomination and membership of Animal Ethics Committees
- 123 Mandatory training for Animal Ethics Committees
- 124 Functions of Animal Ethics Committees
- 125 Obligations as to persons acting under the licence
- 126 Sources of animals used under the licence
- 127 Animal care and welfare
- 128 Prohibition on the use of non-human hominids
- 129 Notification of procedures to Department Head for interstate Animal Ethics Committees
- 130 Change of nominated person
- 131 Minimum standards for field work
Division 3--Specified animals breeding licence
- 132 Application for the issue or renewal of a specified animals breeding licence
- 133 Conditions on specified animals breeding licences
- 134 Compliance with codes of practice
- 135 Nomination and membership of Animal Ethics Committees
- 136 Mandatory training for Animal Ethics Committees
- 137 Functions of Animal Ethics Committees
- 138 Premises specified in the licence
- 139 Obligations as to persons acting under the licence
- 140 Sources of animals used under the licence
- 141 Animal care and welfare
- 142 Change of nominated person
- 143 Minimum standards for premises specified in a specified animals breeding licence
Division 4--Records, returns and other requirements
- 144 Obligations as to Animal Ethics Committee members
- 145 Completion of annual returns
- 146 Return of records
- 147 Application to vary a licence or licence condition
PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1--Identification certificates
- 148 Identification certificates
Division 2--Fees
- 149 Definition
- 150 Fees for rodeo licences, rodeo and rodeo school permits
- 151 Fees for a scientific procedures premises licence
- 152 Fees for a scientific procedures field work licence
- 153 Fees for a specified animals breeding licence
- 154 Prescribed manner for determining fees for entry and search and compliance reports
Division 3--Infringements
- 155 Infringement offences