Domestic Animals Regulation 2001

A multiple dog licence may include 1 or more of the following conditions:

the licence only applies to stated premises;

each dog must be registered and, if required under the Act, de‑sexed and microchipped;

the registration and microchip details for each dog must be up‑to‑date;

the total area of the yard in which the dogs are held must not be less than a stated minimum area;

no part of the yard in which the dogs are held may be less than 2m from a boundary fence;

each dog must have its own permanent shelter that allows it to be sheltered all day and night from sun, wind and rain;

no more than 3 of the dogs may be taken into a public place by the same keeper or carer at the same time;

the dogs must be kept in a yard that is enclosed by a fence that—

is higher than a stated minimum height; and

is constructed in a stated way or from a stated material; and

is in good repair and structurally sound; and

has no gaps or holes in or under it large enough to allow a dog to escape;

any gate or door to a yard in which the dog is kept must—

be spring-latched and self-closing; and

be padlocked when the keeper or carer is not in the yard; and

be of a stated minimum height; and

be constructed in a stated way or from a stated material; and

be in good repair and structurally sound; and

not have any gaps or holes in or under it large enough to allow the dog to escape;

the keeper, any carer and a stated dog must complete a stated course in behavioural or socialisation training for dogs;

a stated thing must be done in relation to a stated dog within a stated time.

Examples—par (k)

1 de-sexing a dog within 14 days