When owning a pet, it is important that you follow the rules and regulations put in place in society to keep everyone safe including your pet. As pet owners, we all have certain legal obligations which we must abide by under the Companion Animals Act of NSW. Therefore, in this issue we would like to take you through a few facts which you may not know about.
HERE ARE THE FACTS: did you know them?
- Animal not microchipped. Fine: $165.00 (All animals must be microchipped by 12 weeks old)
- Animal not registered. Fine: $165.00 (All animals need to be registered by 6 months)
- Dog not on lead in a public place. Fine: $220.00
- Failure to take stray animal to the pound/ shelter. Fine: $550
- Owner in charge of attacking dog. Fine: $550 (own or breeding banned dog is illegal)
- Unrestrained pets travelling in a moving vehicle. Fine: over $400.00 and 4 demerit points
- Unrestrained pets in a travelling car in a school zone. Fine: $422.00 and 3 demerit points
(Under the Preventative Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1979, dogs are required to be restrained in the back of a moving vehicle or enclosed in such a way to prevent the dog falling from the vehicles. Fine: $5500.00 or 6 months in jail).
- Failure to remove dog faeces in a public area. Fine: $275.00
- Failure to notify change of address/ owner. Fine: $165.00
- Cat not wearing identification. Fine: $110.00
