Council may refuse to register dogs and cats unless desexed
10A Council may refuse to register dogs and cats unless desexed
S. 10A inserted by No. 76/2005 s. 5.
A Council may resolve that it will not, after a specified future date, register or renew the registration of a dog or cat unless the dog or cat—
is desexed; or
is exempted under this Act from any requirement to be desexed.
A Council may resolve to amend or revoke any resolution made under this section.
If a Council makes a resolution under this section—
it must cause a copy of the resolution to be published in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in the municipal district of the Council; and
it must give effect to the resolution.
A Council must not register or renew the registration of a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog unless the dog—
is desexed; or
S. 10A(4)(b) substituted by No. 65/2007 s. 7, amended by No. 44/2010 s. 31.
in the case of a dangerous dog that is not also a restricted breed dog, is exempt under section 10B(1)(c), 10B(1)(d) or 10B(1)(e) from the requirement to be desexed; or
S. 10A(4)(c) inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 7.
in the case of a restricted breed dog, is exempt under section 10B(1)(e) from the requirement to be desexed.
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