Operator of dog management facility may have dog microchipped at owner’s expense
30A Operator of dog management facility may have dog microchipped at owner’s expense
The operator of a dog management facility may do anything necessary to ensure that a dog kept at the facility is microchipped before the dog is reclaimed or otherwise transferred from the facility if the operator —
believes on reasonable grounds that the dog is required under section 21 or 22 to be microchipped but is not microchipped; and
has no reason to believe that the dog is exempt from microchipping as referred to in section 21(4) or 22(4).
The owner of a dog kept at a dog management facility is liable to pay to the operator of the facility the reasonable costs associated with the implantation of a microchip in the dog under subsection (1).
The operator of a dog management facility may recover the amount of the costs referred to in subsection (2) from the owner of the dog in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Section 30A inserted: No. 18 of 2013 s. 26.]
30. Dogs to wear collars, registration tags etc.
A dog must not be in a public place unless it is wearing a collar to which is securely attached a registration tag that complies with section 18.
If a dog is at any time in a public place in contravention of subsection (1), every person liable for the control of the dog at that time commits an offence unless the person establishes a defence under section 33B.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
A dog is exempt from the requirements of subsection (1) if it is —
a greyhound participating in a greyhound race or trial held under a licence issued under the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Act 2003; or
[(b), (c) deleted]
a dog being exhibited for show purposes; or
a dog which, under the control of a responsible person, is being trained for or is participating in retrieving, duck hunting or some other customary sporting purpose; or
a dog that is participating in an obedience trial or classes conducted under the auspices of the body known as the Canine Association of Western Australia (Inc.) or a body approved by the local government in whose district the obedience trial or classes are conducted.
This section does not apply to a dangerous dog.
[Section 30 inserted: No. 23 of 1987 s. 27; amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 24 of 1996 s. 16; No. 23 of 1998 s. 20; No. 35 of 2003 s. 220(2); No. 18 of 2013 s. 27; No. 29 of 2021 s. 28.]
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