Dog Regulations 2013

In this regulation —

For section 38O(2)(b), an application for the grant of a dog supply approval must contain the following information —

the applicant’s name and, if the applicant is an individual, the applicant’s date of birth;

the applicant’s address;

the name and contact details of the contact person for the application (if different from the applicant);

in relation to the refuge operations or dog management facility conducted or operated by the applicant —

if the applicant is not a local government — the registered business name and trading name (if different from the registered business name); and

the ACN if the applicant has an ACN (but if not, the ABN); and

the street address of the refuge operations or dog management facility;

if the applicant is a body corporate that is not an incorporated association or a local government —

the names of each of the directors; and

the postal address of each of the directors; and

the full name and ACN of any related body corporate and the description of the relationship;

a description of the facilities that the applicant proposes to use, or uses, to keep dogs as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility;

photographs of the facilities described in paragraph (f);

how training on the dog care plan referred to in subregulation (3) will be provided to persons who provide care to dogs kept as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility;

the maximum number of dogs to be kept as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility at any one time;

a declaration by the applicant that the applicant is a person who conducts refuge operations or is the operator of a dog management facility;

a declaration by the applicant that neither the applicant, nor a close associate of the applicant, holds a pet shop approval;

a declaration by the applicant that the applicant will not supply the following types of dogs to a relevant pet shop business —

a dangerous dog (declared);

a dog that requires significant veterinary treatment;

an unsterilised dog;

a criminal record check in respect of the applicant (if the applicant is not a local government);

a statement by the applicant that the applicant agrees to allow an inspection of the facilities that the applicant proposes to use, or uses, to keep dogs as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility to be carried out by an authorised person or a designated person for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the information referred to in paragraph (f);

a statement by the applicant as to whether the applicant has previously held a dog supply approval that was cancelled under section 38Q(a), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g);

a statement by the applicant that the applicant is able to comply with section 38V.

In addition to the requirements set out in subregulation (2), an application for the grant of a dog supply approval must be accompanied by a plan (a dog care plan) for the level of care given to dogs kept as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility.

The dog care plan must contain the following information —

a description of the care provided to the dogs, including a description of the manner in which stress and aggression in dogs will be identified, assessed and managed;

a description of the provision of overnight accommodation to the dogs;

a description of the way the physical health and wellbeing of the dogs will be supported, including details of —

the provision of routine veterinary care, including vaccinations and parasite treatments; and

a physical exercise regime; and

the dogs’ diet and frequency of meals; and

the frequency of the provision of fresh drinking water;

evacuation and emergency procedures to be followed in case of an emergency occurring at the facilities used for dogs kept as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility, including procedures for obtaining urgent veterinary treatment or assistance;

the terms and conditions on which the applicant will accept the return of a dog supplied by the applicant to a person who holds a pet shop approval if the dog —

is no longer able to be cared for by the person who holds the pet shop approval; or

is not able to be supplied by the person who holds the pet shop approval to another person.

If an applicant has an exemption granted under section 26(3) in respect of the premises that the applicant proposes to use, or uses, to keep dogs as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility, the applicant must provide a copy of the exemption with the application for the grant of a dog supply approval.

If the premises that the applicant proposes to use, or uses, to keep dogs as part of the refuge operations or in the dog management facility are licensed under section 27 as an approved kennel establishment, the applicant must provide a copy of the licence with the application for the grant of a dog supply approval.