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DOMESTIC ANIMALS AMENDMENT (PUPPY FARMS AND PET SHOPS) ACT 2017 (NO. 69 OF 2017) - SECT 96

Regulations

    (1)     After section 100(1)(ab) of the Principal Act insert

    "(ac)     in relation to applicable organisations and approved dog obedience training organisations—

              (i)     reports to be provided by applicable organisations, including the form and content of the reports, the intervals at which the reports must be provided and any information or documents accompanying the reports; and

              (ii)     fees to be charged for assessing an application by an organisation under section 5A, 5B or 5C; and

              (iii)     reports to be provided by approved dog obedience training organisations or dog obedience training organisations seeking approval, including the form and content of the reports and any information or documents accompanying the reports; and

        (ad)     requirements relating to the provision of dog obedience training by or on behalf of approved dog obedience training organisations, including requirements as to the training of individuals to carry out dog obedience training for or on behalf of those organisations; and

        (ae)     animal sale permits including—

              (i)     fees to be charged for applications for animal sale permits; and

              (ii)     prescribing criteria in relation to applicants for animal sale permits;
and

              (iii)     prescribing conditions that apply to animal sale permits; and

              (iv)     any other matter relating to the sale of animals under animal sale permits; and

        (af)     the sale of caged birds, including the details to be included in a notification of a caged bird sale given to the Secretary by a declared bird organisation under section 58U; and".

    (2)     After section 100(1)(e) of the Principal Act insert

    "(ea)     the prohibition or regulation of the sale or giving away of dogs and cats kept in foster care; or

        (eb)     prescribing records to be kept by registered foster carers, including, in relation to any dog or cat kept in foster care by the carer—

              (i)     details of the dog or cat; and

              (ii)     details of the person from whom the dog or cat has been obtained and to whom the dog or cat is sold or given; and

        (ec)     prescribing requirements for medical treatment to be carried out on any dog or cat kept in foster care before the dog or cat is sold or given away (including vaccination, worming and desexing); and

        (ed)     information to be given in applications for registration, renewals of registration and transfers of registration of premises where domestic animal businesses are conducted; and".

    (3)     After section 100(1) of the Principal Act insert

    "(1A)     As to fees that may be prescribed under this Act, the regulations may provide for—

        (a)     maximum or minimum fees; and

        (b)     the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of fees; and

        (c)     scales of fees according to different cases or different classes of case; and

        (d)     methods of calculation of fees according to different cases or different classes of case.".



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