{"id":"wa-local:kalgoorlie-boulder-city-of-city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016","name":"City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cat Local Law 2016","slug":"city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438253,"registerId":"wa-local:kalgoorlie-boulder-city-of-city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016-pdf-1775954751832","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cat Local Law 2016","content":"!2016175GG!\n4133\nISSN 1448-949X (print) ISSN 2204-4264 (online)\nPRINT POST APPROVED PP665002/00041\nPERTH, TUESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 No. 175 SPECIAL\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY JOHN A. STRIJK, GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT 12.30 PM\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nWESTERN\nAUSTRALIAN\nGOVERNMENT\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCAT ACT 2011\n_________\nCITY OF\nKALGOORLIE-BOULDER\n———————————\nCAT LOCAL LAW 2016\n\n\n\n27 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4135\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCAT ACT 2011\nCITY OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER\nCAT LOCAL LAW 2016\nCONTENTS\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Citation\n1.2 Commencement\n1.3 Application\n1.4 Repeal\n1.5 Definitions\nPART 2—CONTROL OF CATS\n2.1 Cats in public places\n2.2 Cats in other places\n2.3 Direction to confine a cat\nPART 3—PERMITS FOR KEEPING CATS\n3.1 Interpretation\n3.2 Cats for which permit is required\n3.3 Transitional provisions\n3.4 Application for permit\n3.5 Refusal to determine application\n3.6 Factors relevant to determination of application\n3.7 Decision on application\n3.8 Conditions\n3.9 Duration of permit\n3.10 Revocation\n3.11 Permit not transferable\nPART 4—IMPOUNDING OF CATS\n4.1 Cat management facility\n4.2 Impounding register\n4.3 Charges and costs\n4.4 Release of impounded cats\n4.5 No breaking into or destruction of a cat management facility\nPART 5—MISCELLANEOUS\n5.1 Giving of a notice\n5.2 Content of a notice\nPART 6—OBJECTIONS AND REVIEW\n6.1 Objections and review\nPART 7—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES\n7.1 Offences\n7.2 Prescribed offences\n7.3 Forms\n\n4136 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 27 September 2016\nSchedule 1—Additional conditions applicable to particular permits\nSchedule 2—Modified penalties\nSchedule 3—Areas where cats are prohibited absolutely\n\n27 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4137\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nCAT ACT 2011\nCITY OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER\nCAT LOCAL LAW 2016\nUnder the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995, the Cat Act 2011, and under all other\npowers enabling it, the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder resolved on 12 September 2016 to make the\nfollowing local law.\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Citation\nThis local law may be cited as the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Cat Local Law 2016.\n1.2 Commencement\nThis local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government\nGazette.\n1.3 Application\nThis local law applies throughout the district.\n1.4 Repeal\nSection 5.2.4 of the City of Kalgoorlie Boulder Health Local Law 2001 as gazetted on 7 June 2001 is\nrepealed.\n1.5 Definitions\nIn this local law unless the context otherwise requires—\nAct means the Cat Act 2011;\nanimal welfare organisation means a non-government, not-for-profit organisation with the\nwelfare of animals as their reason for existence;\napplicant means the occupier of the premises who makes an application for a permit under this\nlocal law;\napproved cat breeder has the meaning given to it in the Act;\nauthorised person means a person appointed by the local government to perform all or any of\nthe functions conferred on an authorised person under this local law;\ncat means an animal of the species felis catus or a hybrid of that species;\ncat management facility has the meaning given to it in the Act;\ncattery means any premises where 3 or more cats are boarded, housed or trained temporarily,\nusually for profit, and where the occupier of the premises is not the ordinary owner of the\ncats;\nCEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government;\nCouncil means the Council of the local government;\ndistrict means the district of the local government;\neffective control in relation to a cat means any of the following methods—\n(a) held by a person who is capable of controlling the cat;\n(b) secured in a cage; or\n(c) any other means of preventing escape;\ngroup dwelling (commonly referred to as a duplexes, villas or townhouses) means a dwelling\nthat is 1 of a group of 2 or more dwellings on the same lot such that no dwelling is placed\nwholly or partly vertically above the other, except where special conditions of landscape or\ntopography dictate otherwise, and includes a dwelling on a survey strata with common\nproperty;\nlocal government means the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder;\n\n4138 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 27 September 2016\nmultiple dwelling (often called flats, apartments or units) meaning a dwelling in a group of\nmore than 1 dwelling on a lot where any part of a dwelling is vertically above part of any\nother but—\n(a) does not include a group dwelling; and\n(b) includes any dwellings above the ground floor in a mixed use development;\nnuisance means—\n(a) an activity or condition which is harmful or annoying and which gives rise to legal\nliability in the tort of public or private nuisance at law;\n(b) an unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of a person of his or her\nownership or occupation of land; or\n(c) interference which causes material damage to land or other property on the land affected\nby the interference;\nowner has the meaning given to it in the Act;\npermit means a permit issued by the local government under clause 3.7;\npermit holder means a person who holds a valid permit under clause 3.7;\npet shop means a shop or place used for the conduct of a business, in the course of which an\nanimal is kept for the purposes of sale;\npremises has the meaning given to it in the Act;\npublic place has the meaning given to it in the Act;\nRSPCA means the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Inc) of Western\nAustralia;\nSchedule means a Schedule to this local law;\nscheme means a town planning scheme of the local government made by it under the Planning\nand Development Act 2005 and its antecedents;\nsingle dwelling means a house that stands alone on its own parcel of land; and\nveterinary hospital means any premises at which veterinary surgery is practised at which\nanimals receive treatment, nursing care, and other services required for the reception,\ntreatment and care of animals suffering from disease or injury or in need of surgical or\nmedical treatment or assistance.\nPART 2—CONTROL OF CATS\n2.1 Cats in public places\n(1) A cat shall not be permitted in a public place, if in the opinion of an authorised person, the cat is\ncausing a nuisance.\n(2) If a cat is at any time in a public place in contravention of subclause (1)—\n(a) the owner of the cat commits an offence; and\n(b) an authorised person may seize and impound the cat and deal with the cat pursuant to the\nAct.\n2.2 Cats in other places\n(1) A cat shall not be in any place that is not a public place if—\n(a) consent to its being there has not been given by the occupier, or a person authorised to\nconsent on behalf of the occupier; and/or\n(b) the cat, in the opinion of an authorised person, is causing a nuisance.\n(2) If a cat is at any time in a place in contravention of subclause (1)—\n(a) the owner of the cat commits an offence; and\n(b) an authorised person may seize and impound the cat and deal with the cat pursuant to the\nAct.\n2.3 Direction to confine a cat\nIf a cat is causing a nuisance, an authorised person may direct the owner to confine the cat. If the\nowner fails to comply—\n(a) the owner of the cat commits an offence; and\n(b) an authorised person may seize and impound the cat and deal with the cat pursuant to the\nAct.\nPART 3—PERMITS FOR KEEPING CATS\n3.1 Interpretation\nIn this Part, and for the purposes of applying the definition of “cattery” in Part 3, a cat does not\ninclude a cat less than 6 months old.\n\n27 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4139\n3.2 Cats for which a permit is required\n(1) Subject to subclause (2) a person is required to have a permit—\n(a) to keep 3 or more cats in any dwelling (whether or not this dwelling is a group dwelling,\nmultiple dwelling or single dwelling premises);\n(b) to use any premises as a cattery; or\n(c) to be an approved cat breeder.\n(2) A permit is not required under subclause (1) if the premises concerned are—\n(a) a refuge of the RSPCA or any other animal welfare organisation;\n(b) a cat management facility which has been established by and is maintained by the local\ngovernment for the impounding of cats;\n(c) a veterinary hospital; or\n(d) a pet shop.\n3.3 Transitional provisions\nWhere an owner has 3 or more cats in their dwelling or premises prior to this local law coming into\noperation they are not required to have a permit; however they will not substitute or replace any cat\n(in excess of 2 cats) once that cat—\n(a) dies: or\n(b) is permanently removed from the dwelling.\n3.4 Application for permit\nAn application for a permit under clause 3.2 shall be—\n(a) made by an occupier of a dwelling or premises in relation to that dwelling or premises;\n(b) in a form approved by the local government, describing and specifying the number of cats to\nbe kept at the dwelling or on the premises;\n(c) accompanied by the plans of the dwelling or premises to which the application relates, to the\nspecification and satisfaction of the local government;\n(d) accompanied by the consent in writing of the owner of the dwelling or premises, where the\noccupier is not the owner of the dwelling or premises to which the application relates;\n(e) accompanied by the application fee for the permit determined by the local government from\ntime to time; and\n(f) accompanied by written evidence that either the applicant or another person who will have\ncharge of the cats, will reside at the dwelling or on the premises or, in the opinion of the local\ngovernment, sufficiently close to the dwelling or premises so as to maintain effective control\nof the cats and ensure their health and welfare.\n3.5 Refusal to determine application\nThe local government may refuse to determine an application for a permit if it is not made in\naccordance with clause 3.4.\n3.6 Factors relevant to determination of application\n(1) In determining an application for a permit the local government may have regard to—\n(a) the physical suitability of the dwelling or premises for the proposed use;\n(b) the suitability of the zoning of the dwelling or premises under any scheme which applies to\nthe premises for the use;\n(c) the environmental sensitivity and general nature of the location surrounding the dwelling or\npremises for the proposed use;\n(d) the structural suitability of any enclosure in which any cat is to be kept;\n(e) the likelihood of a cat causing a nuisance, inconvenience or annoyance to the occupiers of\nadjoining land;\n(f) the likely effect on the amenity of the surrounding area of the proposed use;\n(g) the likely effect on the local environment, including any pollution or other environmental\ndamage which may be caused by the use;\n(h) any submissions received under subclause (2) within the time specified in subclause (2); and\n(i) such other factors which the local government may consider to be relevant in the\ncircumstances of the particular case.\n(2) The local government may require an applicant to—\n(a) consult with adjoining landowners; and\n(b) advise the adjoining landowners that they may make submissions to the local government on\nthe application for the permit within 14 days of receiving that advice, before determining the\napplication for the permit.\n3.7 Decision on application\n(1) The local government may—\n(a) approve an application for a permit, in which case it shall approve it subject to the conditions\nin clause 3.8, and may approve it subject to any other conditions it considers fit; or\n(b) refuse to approve an application for a permit.\n\n4140 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 27 September 2016\n(2) If the local government approves an application under subclause (1), then it shall issue to the\napplicant a permit in the form determined by the CEO.\n(3) If the local government refuses to approve an application under subclause (1), then it is to advise\nthe applicant accordingly in writing.\n3.8 Conditions\n(1) Every permit is issued subject to the following conditions—\n(a) each cat shall be contained at the dwelling or on the premises unless under the effective\ncontrol of a person;\n(b) the permit holder will provide adequate space for the exercise of the cats;\n(c) the dwelling or premises shall be maintained in good order and in a clean and sanitary\ncondition; and\n(d) those conditions contained in Schedule 1.\n(2) In addition to the conditions subject to which a permit is to be issued under this clause, a permit\nmay be issued subject to other conditions, as the local government considers appropriate.\n(3) A permit holder who fails to comply with a condition of a permit commits an offence.\n3.9 Duration of permit\nUnless otherwise specified, in a condition on a permit, a permit commences on the date of issue and is\nvalid for a period of 12 months from the date of issue unless and until—\n(a) it is revoked; or\n(b) the permit holder ceases to reside at the dwelling or premises to which the permit relates.\n3.10 Revocation\nThe local government may revoke a permit if the permit holder fails to observe any provision of this\nlocal law or a condition of a permit.\n3.11 Permit not transferable\nA permit is not transferable in relation to either the permit holder or the dwelling or premises.\nPART 4—IMPOUNDING OF CATS\n4.1 Cat management facility\n(1) The local government may establish and maintain a cat management facility or facilities,\nmanaged by an authorised person for the impounding of cats and the subsequent management of\nthose cats under this local law.\n(2) The local government may determine from time to time—\n(a) the times when a cat management facility will be open for the reception and release of cats;\nand\n(b) times for the sale of cats from the facility.\n(3) An authorised person, referred to in subclause (1), is to be in attendance at the facility for the\nrelease of impounded cats at the times and on the days of the week as are determined by the CEO.\n4.2 Impounding register\n(1) The local government is to keep a proper record of impounded cats (the “Impounding Register”).\n(2) The Impounding Register is to contain the following information about each impounded cat—\n(a) if known, the breed and sex of the cat;\n(b) the colour, distinguishing markings and features of the cat;\n(c) if known, the name and address of the owner;\n(d) the date, time and location of seizure and impounding;\n(e) the name and address of the authorised person who impounded the cat and, if applicable, the\nperson who delivered a cat for impounding;\n(f) the reason for the impounding;\n(g) a note of any direction made by an authorised person under clause 2.3 relating to the cat; and\n(h) the date of the sale, release or destruction of the cat.\n(3) The Impounding Register is to be available for inspection by the public.\n4.3 Charges and costs\nThe following are to be imposed and determined by the local government under sections 6.16 to 6.19\nof the Local Government Act 1995—\n(a) the charges to be levied under section 31 of the Act relating to the seizure, impounding,\ncaring, microchipping, sterilisation or destruction/disposal of a cat; and\n(b) the additional fee payable under section 31 of the Act where a cat is released or sold at a time\nor on a day other than those determined under clause 4.1(2).\n\n27 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4141\n4.4 Release of impounded cats\n(1) A claim for the release of a cat seized and impounded is to be made to the authorised person\nreferred to in clause 4.1(1) or in the absence of that person, to the CEO.\n(2) The authorised person referred to in clause 4.1(1) is not to release a cat seized and impounded to\nany person unless that person has produced, to their satisfaction, evidence−\n(a) of his or her ownership of the cat or of his or her authority to take delivery of it;\n(b) that he or she is the person identified as the owner on a microchip implanted in the cat;\n(c) of proof of registration of the cat in accordance with the Act;\n(d) if a permit under Part 3 is required, proof of obtaining the permit; and\n(e) of payment of the charges and costs imposed by the local government in accordance with\nclause 4.3.\n4.5 No breaking into or destruction of a cat management facility\n(1) In this clause, a reference to a person does not include the person authorised in clause 4.1(1).\n(2) A person who−\n(a) releases or attempts to release a cat from a cat management facility established under clause\n4.1(1); or\n(b) destroys, breaks into, damages or in any way interferes with or renders ineffective−\n(i) any cat management facility established under clause 4.1; or\n(ii) any vehicle or container used for the purpose of catching, holding or conveying a seized\ncat,\ncommits an offence.\nPART 5—MISCELLANEOUS\n5.1 Giving of a notice\nA notice given under this local law may be given to a person—\n(a) personally;\n(b) by mail addressed to the person; or\n(c) by leaving it for the person at her or his address.\n5.2 Content of a notice\nThe contents of a notice given under section 5.1 can be—\n(a) ascertained from the person directly;\n(b) recorded by the local government under the Act; or\n(c) ascertained from enquiries made by the local government.\nPART 6—OBJECTIONS AND REVIEW\n6.1 Objections and review\nAny person who is aggrieved by the conditions imposed in relation to a permit, the revocation of a\npermit, or by the refusal of the local government to grant a permit may object to the decision under\nDivision 1 of Part 9 of the Local Government Act 1995.\nPART 7—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES\n7.1 Offences\n(1) Any person who fails to do anything required or directed to be done under this local law, or who\ndoes anything which under this local law that person is prohibited from doing, commits an offence.\n(2) Any person who commits an offence under this local law is liable, on conviction, to a penalty not\nexceeding $5000, and if the offence is of a continuing nature, to an additional penalty not exceeding\n$500 for each day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.\n7.2 Prescribed offences\nAn offence against a clause specified in Schedule 2 is a prescribed offence for the purposes of section\n84 of the Act. The amount appearing directly opposite each such offence is the modified penalty in\nrelation to that offence.\n7.3 Forms\n(1) The issue of infringement notices, their withdrawal and the payment of modified penalties are\ndealt with in Division 4 of Part 4 of the Act.\n(2) An infringement notice given under section 62 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 6 of Schedule\n1 of the Cat Regulations 2012.\n(3) A notice sent under section 65 of the Act withdrawing an infringement notice is to be in the form of\nForm 7 of Schedule 1 of the Cat Regulations 2012.\n\n4142 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 27 September 2016\nSCHEDULE 1—ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO PARTICULAR PERMITS\n[Clause 3.8 (2)]\nA. Permit to keep 3 or more cats\nAdditional conditions\n(1) The written consent to the application for a permit of the adjoining multiple dwellings has been\nobtained; and\n(2) The written consent to the application from the owner of the premises, if not the applicant, has\nbeen obtained; and\n(3) Without the consent of the local government, the permit holder will not substitute or replace any\ncat once that cat—\n(a) dies; or\n(b) is permanently removed from the premises.\nB. Permit to use premises as a cattery\nAdditional conditions\n(1) All building enclosures must be structurally sound, have impervious flooring, be well lit and\nventilated and otherwise comply with all legislative requirements;\n(2) There is to be a feed room, wash area, isolation cages and maternity section;\n(3) Materials used in structures are to be approved by the local government;\n(4) The internal surfaces of walls are, where possible, to be smooth, free from cracks, crevices and\nother defects;\n(5) All fixtures, fittings and appliances are to be capable of being easily cleaned, resistant to corrosion\nand constructed to prevent the harbourage of vermin;\n(6) Wash basin with the minimum of cold water to be available;\n(7) The maximum number of cats to be kept on the premises stated on the permit is not to be\nexceeded;\n(8) An entry book is to be kept recording in respect of each cat the—\n(a) date of admission;\n(b) date of departure;\n(c) breed, age, colour and sex; and\n(d) the name and residential address of the owner;\n(9) The entry book is to be made available for inspection on the request of an authorised person;\n(10) Enclosures are to be thoroughly cleaned each day and disinfected at least once a week to\nminimise disease;\n(11) No sick or ailing cat to be kept on the premises; and\n(12) Any other matter which in the opinion of the local government is deemed necessary for the health\nand wellbeing of any cat, or person, or adjoining premises or the amenity of the area (or any part\nthereof).\nC. Permit for Approved Cat Breeder\nAdditional conditions\n(1) Required to keep records of all purchases and or transfers of cat/s for a period of 2 years, including\nbut not limited to the purchasers’ name and address, and the cat/s microchip number; and\n(2) Premises may be inspected annually.\n————\nSCHEDULE 2—MODIFIED PENALTIES\n[Clause 7.2]\nItem\nNo.\nClause Nature of offence Modified\nPenalty\n$\n1 2.1(2)(a) Cat in a public place causing a nuisance $200\n2 2.2 (2)(a) Cat in a place that is not a public place without consent and/or is\ncausing a nuisance\n$200\n3 2.3(a) Failure to comply with a direction to confine a cat $200\n4 3.2(1) Failure to obtain the proper permit for the keeping of 3 or more\ncats\n$200\n5 3.8(3) Failure to comply with the conditions of a permit $200\n6 4.5(2)(a) Attempting to or causing an unauthorised release a cat from a cat\nmanagement facility\n$400\n7 4.5(2)(b) Interfering with any cat management facility, vehicle or container\nused for the purpose of catching, holding or conveying a seized cat\n$400\n\n27 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4143\nSCHEDULE 3—AREAS WHERE CATS ARE PROHIBITED ABSOLUTELY\n Karlkurla Park, Lot 222, Nankiville Road, Hannans\n Hammond Park, Lot 3110, Memorial Drive, Kalgoorlie\n Lake Douglas Recreation Reserve and Camp Site, Muncaster Road, Yilkari\n Kalgoorlie-Boulder Golf Course, Lots 501 and 502, Aslett Drive, Hannans\n————\nDated: 21 September 2016.\nThe Common Seal of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder was affixed by authority of a resolution of the\nCouncil in the presence of—\nJ. BOWLER, Mayor.\nJ. WALKER, Chief Executive Officer.\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This local law repeals a provision of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Health Local Law 2001 (clause 1.4) and replaces it with a broader, more structured local regulatory regime: it imposes a permit requirement for keeping 3+ cats (clause 3.2), establishes operational and record-keeping rules for a cat management facility (clauses 4.1–4.2), prescribes conditions for catteries and approved breeders (Schedule 1), sets modified penalties (Schedule 2) and designates absolute no-cat areas (Schedule 3). These additions expand the local government's regulatory scope over where, how many and under what conditions cats may be kept within the district."},"complexity_factors":["Discretionary enforcement standard: many powers depend on an authorised person's opinion that a cat is 'causing a nuisance' (clauses 2.1(1), 2.2(1), 2.3).","Permit regime with multi-stage requirements: detailed application content, plans, owner consent, residency evidence and fees (clause 3.4).","Permitting decision uses multiple evaluative factors and potential neighbour consultation (clauses 3.6(1) and 3.6(2)).","Conditions, non-transferability and revocation mechanics create ongoing compliance obligations for permit-holders (clauses 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11).","Transitional grandfathering rule limits replacement of excess cats, producing lapsed entitlements (clause 3.3).","Operational detail for impounding: establishment, opening times, authorised attendance and public register requirements (clauses 4.1, 4.2).","Charging and cost recovery delegated to local government under the Local Government Act cross-reference (clause 4.3).","Appeal path routed through the Local Government Act objection/review scheme (clause 6.1), adding procedural complexity.","Specified fixed/modified penalties and high maximum fines create dual enforcement pathways (Schedule 2; clause 7.1).","Detailed prescriptive conditions for catteries and breeders, including record-keeping and inspection rights, increase regulatory compliance (Schedule 1).","Absolute prohibition zones listed in Schedule 3 create spatially specific prohibitions that interact with private property rules (Schedule 3; clause 2.2)."],"plain_english_summary":"**This local law sets district-wide rules for cats:** it creates a permit regime for keeping three or more cats, authorises officers to seize and impound cats that trespass or cause a nuisance, prescribes conditions for catteries and approved breeders, allows the council to run a cat management facility, and lists areas where cats are absolutely prohibited. \n\nIt applies to cat owners, occupiers, breeders, landlords and the local government — shifting who decides (the CEO/authorised officers), who pays (owners for permits, charges and costs) and what steps owners must take to keep cats lawfully."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This local law appears to be operating within its intended scope as a standard cat control and management regulation under the Cat Act 2011. It covers the typical elements expected of such legislation: permit systems for multiple cats, nuisance controls, impounding procedures, and prohibited areas. There is no evidence of significant scope creep beyond the original purpose of local cat management."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate length at approximately 7 pages with 7 Parts plus 3 Schedules","18 defined terms in section 1.5, including cross-references to the Cat Act 2011 for several definitions","Nested conditions in permit requirements: general rule (3+ cats needs permit) with exceptions (RSPCA, vets, pet shops) and transitional grandfathering provisions","Multiple permit types with different condition sets: standard multi-cat permits, catteries, and approved breeders each have specific additional conditions in Schedule 1","Cross-references to external legislation: Local Government Act 1995 (for objections and fees), Cat Act 2011 (for definitions and infringement notices), Cat Regulations 2012 (for forms), and Planning and Development Act 2005 (for zoning references)","Conditional logic in impounding release requirements (clause 4.4): must satisfy 5 different evidentiary requirements before release","Modified penalty system in Schedule 2 creates dual-track enforcement (court penalties vs on-the-spot fines)"],"plain_english_summary":"This local law by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder regulates cats: where they may roam, when owners must get permits, and how council may seize and impound nuisance or trespassing cats. It requires permits to keep three or more cats, to run catteries or be a registered breeder, with limited grandfathering for existing multi‑cat households.\n\nIt sets containment, cleanliness and record‑keeping conditions, fees and proof for reclaiming impounded cats, fines (including on‑the‑spot penalties) for breaches, and bans cats in several listed public reserves."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016","history":"/api/acts/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/city-of-kalgoorlie-boulder-cat-local-law-2016/documents"}}