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.
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(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
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(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).
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(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.
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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.
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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.
