Victorian Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS AMENDMENT (PUPPY FARM ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2011 (NO. 75 OF 2011)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Requirement to apply for registration  
   5.      Dogs and cats must be permanently identified before sale or being given away  
   6.      Offence to conduct domestic animal business on unregistered premises  
   7.      Registration of premises  
   8.      Non-compliance with Code of Practice an offence  
   9.      Powers of authorised officers  
   10.     Notice to comply  
   11.     New section 82A inserted  
   12.     Power to sell or destroy dogs or cats seized under this Part  
   13.     Prosecution of identified persons suspected of committing offences  
   14.     Council may require owner of animal to provide current address  
   15.     New section 84TD inserted  
   16.     New section 84VA inserted  
   17.     New sections 84WA, 84WB, 84WC, 84WD, 84WE, 84WF and 84WG inserted  
   18.     Power of Court to order payment of costs and disposal of dogs or cats  
   19.     Agreements to seize, retain or dispose of dogs or cats  
   20.     Power to serve infringement notice  
   21.     Penalties to be paid for offences under infringement notices  
   22.     Offence to sell certain animals outside certain places  
   23.     New Part 7F inserted  
   24.     Regulations  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986

   25.     Cruelty  
   26.     Aggravated cruelty  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE CONFISCATION ACT 1997

   27.     Schedule 1 amended  

   PART 5--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   28.     Repeal of amending Act  
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