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DOMESTIC ANIMALS AMENDMENT (PUPPY FARMS AND PET SHOPS) ACT 2017 (NO.
69 OF 2017)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994
4. Purpose of the Domestic Animals Act 1994
5. Definitions
6. Applicable organisations and recognised organisations
7. New sections 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E and 5F inserted
8. Substitution and amendment of section 6
9. Dogs and cats that are exempt from permanent identification
10. Dogs and cats must be permanently identified before sale or being given away
11. Notification of sale of dog or cat by foster carer
12. Reduced fees for foster care dogs and cats
13. Registered dog or cat to have identification marker outside premises
14. Dog attacks, consequential amendment
15. Menacing dog declaration, consequential amendment
16. Power to destroy animal at large, consequential amendment
17. Inspection of register, consequential amendment
18. Details of dangerous, menacing, restricted breed dogs, consequential amendment
19. Details of destroyed dogs, consequential amendment
20. Details to be provided, consequential amendment
21. Heading to Part 4 substituted
22. New section 44B inserted
23. New section 45A inserted
24. Application for registration
25. Registration of premises, consequential amendment
26. Application for renewal of registration
27. Section 52 substituted
28. Powers of Council as to registration or renewal or transfer of registration
29. New sections inserted after section 54
30. Council to give notice
31. Council to hear proprietor or applicant
32. New Division inserted after Division 3 of Part 4
33. New Division 3B inserted in Part 4
34. Repeal of sections 60, 61 and 62
35. New sections inserted in Division 5 of Part 4
36. Domestic animal management plans
37. New Parts inserted after Part 5A
38. Payments to the Treasurer
39. Heading to Part 7 substituted
40. New Division heading inserted in Part 7
41. Departmental authorised officers, consequential amendment
42. Restricted authorised officers, consequential amendment
43. Council authorised officers, consequential amendment
44. Council contracted authorised officers, consequential amendment
45. New Division heading inserted in Part 7
46. Powers of authorised officers
47. Powers of Council contracted authorised officers
48. New Division inserted after section 74A
49. New Division heading inserted before section 74B
50. Taking samples from dogs, consequential amendments
51. Procedures for taking samples from dogs, consequential amendment
52. Procedures for seizure of documents
53. New section inserted after section 75
54. Seizure of records, consequential amendment
55. New Division heading inserted after section 76A
56. Documents to be made available for inspection, consequential amendments
57. Approval for search warrant, consequential amendment
58. Search warrant for section 41EB offence, consequential amendments
59. Division 1 of Part 7A repealed
Division 1--of Part 7A of the Principal Act is repealed.
60. Seizure of dangerous dogs, consequential amendments
61. Seizure of restricted breed dogs, consequential amendments
62. Seizure of dogs believed to be restricted breed dogs, consequential amendment
63. Seizure of dog urged or trained to attack etc., consequential amendments
64. Seizure of unregistered dog or cat, consequential amendment
65. Seizure from unregistered breeding domestic animal business
66. New section 82B inserted
67. Seizure of non-compliant dog or cat, consequential amendment
68. Section 84B substituted
69. Seizure of abandoned dog or cat, consequential amendment
70. Seizure of dog for breeding offence, consequential amendments
71. Delivery of seized dog or cat, consequential amendments
72. Section 84E substituted
73. Search warrant for breeding offence, consequential amendments
74. Custody of dogs or cats seized under section 82B
75. Recovery of dog or cat
76. Prosecution of suspected persons
77. Owner to provide address, consequential amendment
78. Destruction of dog if owner not identified, consequential amendment
79. Destruction of dog if a danger to the public, consequential amendments
80. Immediate destruction of dog, consequential amendment
81. Destruction of declared dangerous dog, consequential amendment
82. Disposal of forfeited dog or cat
83. Section 84VA substituted
84. Orders prohibiting ownership of dogs or cats
85. New section inserted after section 84WA
86. Section 84WB repealed
87. Order for bond or costs, dog or cat not returned
88. Power of court to order payment of costs of disposal of dogs and cats
89. Search warrant for failure to comply with court order, consequential amendments
90. Compliance with order under section 84XA
91. Power to serve infringement notice
92. Filing of charge sheets, consequential amendment
93. Payment of fines, consequential amendment
94. Offence to sell certain animals outside certain places
95. Power to make declarations as to restricted breed dogs, consequential amendments
96. Regulations
97. Council to give information to Secretary, consequential amendment
98. New sections inserted after section 100A
99. Amendment to Schedule 1—Registration fees
PART 3--FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994
Division 1--Advertising and information register amendments
100. Amendment of definitions
101. Repeal of section 12A(2), advertising of dogs or cats
102. New sections inserted after section 12A
103. Amendments consequential to repeal of section 12A(2) and insertion of new sections 12B and 12C
104. New Part inserted after Part 5B
105. Powers of Council contracted authorised officers
106. Definition, relevant provision
107. Power to serve infringement notices
108. Regulations
109. New section 105A inserted
Division 2--Amendments relating to commencement of 10 fertile female dog limit
110. Seizure of dogs or cats for certain offences
111. Prosecution of suspected persons
112. Orders prohibiting ownership of dogs or cats
113. Power to serve infringement notice
PART 4--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT
114. Repeal of amending Act
ENDNOTES
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