Cat registration—approval or refusal
84AB Cat registration—approval or refusal
If an application for registration has been made in accordance with section 84AA, the registrar must, by written notice to the applicant—
register the cat; or
refuse to register the cat.
For subsection (1) (b), the registrar—
must refuse to register the cat if the applicant is disqualified from keeping a cat or any other animal; or
Section 138A deals with disqualification of a person from keeping an animal.
may refuse to register the cat if—
the cat is not implanted with an identifying microchip as required under this Act; or
the cat 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 cat management, care or control.
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