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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Queensland, AU : Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008

Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008

Reprinted as in force on 11 December 2008

Reprint No. 0A


Short title:
This Act may be cited as the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008.

2 Commencement

(1) The provisions of this Act, other than the following,commence on 1 July 2009-
. the provisions mentioned in subsection (2)
. section 227.
(2) The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation-

Identification devices under Act

(1) A permanent identification device or PID means a microchip or other electronic device-
(a) capable of being permanently implanted in a cat or dog;
and
(b) designed to record information in a way that can be electronically retrieved.

(2) A prescribed permanent identification device or PPID means a PID that complies with the requirements prescribed under a regulation.

Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, Chapter 2 Identification of cats and dogs, Part 1 Prescribed permanent identification devices. Reprint 0A effective 11 December 2008 Page 17.

(3) A registration device means a device to assist in identifying a cat or dog decided by resolution of a relevant local government for the cat or dog. Example of a registration device - a tag for the collar of a cat or dog

Chapter 2 Identification of cats and dogs Part 1 Prescribed permanent identification devices

Division 1 Obligation on supplier or owner of cat or dog

13 Supplier must ensure cat or dog is implanted

(1) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, supply a cat or dog to anyone else if it is not implanted with a PID.

Note - A cat or dog that is less than 8 weeks old must not be implanted with a
PID. See section 24 (Age restriction for implanting PPID).
Maximum penalty-20 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) for the defendant to prove - (a) there is a signed veterinary surgeon's certificate for the cat or dog stating that implanting it with a PPID is likely to be a serious risk to the health of the cat or dog;

or

[s 14]

Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, Chapter 2 Identification of cats and dogs, Part 1 Prescribed permanent identification devices, Page 18 Reprint 0A effective 11 December 2008

(b) for a dog, the supply is to use it as-
(i) a government entity dog; or
(ii) a working dog; or
(iii) another class of dog prescribed under a regulation.

(3) In subsection (1) - cat or dog does not include a cat or dog held under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001.

14 Owner must ensure cat or dog is implanted

(1) A person who is or becomes an owner of a cat or dog that is not implanted with a PPID must ensure the cat or dog is implanted with a PPID before it is 12 weeks old unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note - A cat or dog that is more than 12 weeks old on the commencement of this section need not be implanted with a PPID unless it is supplied. See section 13 (Supplier must ensure cat or dog is implanted).
Maximum penalty-20 penalty units.


(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) for the defendant to prove-
(a) there is a signed veterinary surgeon's certificate for the cat or dog stating that implanting it with a PPID is likely to be a serious risk to the health of the cat or dog;
(b) for a dog, the ownership is to use it as-
(i) a government entity dog; or
(ii) a working dog; or
(iii) another class of dog prescribed under a regulation.

15 Notice of changed identifying information

(1) This section applies if identifying information for a cat or dog changes (the changed information).

[s 16]

Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, Chapter 2 Identification of cats and dogs, Part 1 Prescribed permanent identification devices, Reprint 0A effective 11 December 2008 Page 19

(2) The owner of the cat or dog must, within 7 days, give notice of the change to the chief executive officer of the relevant local government unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty-5 penalty units.

(3) The chief executive officer must, within 7 days after receiving the notice, ensure the information is updated in the appropriate register in a way that reflects the change.

16 Notice of changed PID information

(1) This section applies if PID information for a cat or dog changes (the changed information).

(2) The owner of the cat or dog must, within 7 days, give notice of the changed information to a licence holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty-5 penalty units.
Note - The licence holder must electronically update the information within 7
days after receiving it. See section 36(2) (Licence holder's obligations). Division 2 Supplying PIDs

17 PID that is not PPID must not be supplied

A person must not supply a PID that is not a PPID. Maximum penalty-60 penalty units.

18 Seller must not supply PPID other than to authorised implanter

A seller must not supply a PPID to a person other than an authorised implanter.
Maximum penalty-20 penalty units.

[s 19]

Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, Chapter 2 Identification of cats and dogs, Part 1 Prescribed permanent identification devices, Page 20 Reprint 0A effective 11 December 2008

19 Seller must give PID number to authorised implanter


A seller who supplies a PPID to an authorised implanter must, within 7 days after supplying it, give the implanter a notice stating the PID number for the PPID.
Maximum penalty-20 penalty units.

20 Seller must give PID number to licence holder

A seller who supplies a PPID to an authorised implanter must, within 7 days after supplying it, give to all licence holders a notice stating-

(a) the name and address of the implanter; and
(b) the PID number for the PPID.
Maximum penalty-20 penalty units.

Division 3 Implanting PIDs, Subdivision 1 General restriction

21 Only authorised implanter may implant PPID


A person, other than an authorised implanter, must not implant a PPID in a cat or dog.
Maximum penalty-100 penalty units.

Subdivision 2 Requirements for authorised implanters

22 PID that is not PPID must not be implanted


An authorised implanter must not implant a PID that is not a PPID
Maximum penalty-60 penalty units.
 

[s 23]

Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, Chapter 2 Identification of cats and dogs, Part 1 Prescribed permanent identification devices, Reprint 0A effective 11 December 2008
PPID.


23 Requirements for PPID


Before an authorised implanter implants a PPID in a cat or dog, the authorised implanter must ensure the PPID-
(a) stores the PID number for the PID; and
(b) complies with the requirements prescribed under a regulation.
Maximum penalty-40 penalty units.

24 Minimum age for cat or dog to be implanted

(1) An authorised implanter must not implant a PPID in a cat or dog that is less than 8 weeks old unless the implanter has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty-60 penalty units.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse if the cat or dog's owner advised the implanter that it was 8 weeks or older.

25 PID information must be given to licence holder

(1) This section applies to an authorised implanter who implants a PPID in a cat or dog.
(2) The authorised implanter must, within 7 days, give notice to a licence holder providing a PID registry service relating to the cat or dog stating -
(a) that it has been implanted with a PPID; and
(b) the PID information for the cat or dog.
Maximum penalty-20 penalty units.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Animal Liberation New South Wales

"Keep your friends close, keep your enermies closer."
- Sun-Tzu
Chinese general & military strategist (~400 BC)




This could not be more true in the pure bred dog community now when it is under contant attack and with a passion not seen before. The animal rights groups use 'our' language to sell a false truth in order to get an end result.

We can fight back without even trying too hard.


We can send a silent message to those who support such groups in simply not supporting them through not purchasing their products or using their services.

We live in a world which offers countless options; choose someone else!


Here is a list of active supports of Animal Liberation New South Wales for you to actively boycott:

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Dog Attacks On The Rise

The Courier Mail reported the RSPCA has concerns about increase in dog attacks, on 28th April 2008 however I am not sure that too many people are fully aware of the Animals Local Law definition and what statistics are included.

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According to the Animals Local Law, attacks do not just refer to incidents involving bites, but when a dog rushes at a person or animal, causing fear.

Web screen capture of this story in the Courier Mail is located here.

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This is a HUGE problem in the wording of this law because some people are just fearful of dogs, they have a phobia about dogs. Clearly these people should not be included in such stats and the law MUST be changed.

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