Dog registration—approval or refusal
7 Dog registration—approval or refusal
If an application for registration has been made in accordance with section 6, the registrar must, by written notice to the applicant—
register the dog; or
refuse to register the dog.
For subsection (1) (b), the registrar—
must refuse to register the dog if the applicant is disqualified from keeping a dog or any other animal; or
Section 138A deals with the disqualification of a person from keeping an animal.
may refuse to register the dog if—
the dog is not implanted with an identifying microchip as required under this Act; or
the dog is not de-sexed as required under this Act; or
the registrar reasonably believes that the applicant has failed, or is unable, to exercise responsible dog management, care or control.
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