sec.42Desexed cat or dog must be tattooed

sec.42 Desexed cat or dog must be tattooed

An owner of a desexed cat or dog must ensure the cat or dog is tattooed when it is desexed. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. See section 215 for circumstances in which an owner of a cat or dog does not contravene subsection (1) . A veterinary surgeon desexing a cat or dog must ensure it is tattooed for desexing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) for the defendant to prove the cat or dog— is a cat or dog for which there is a signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate stating, or other evidence, that tattooing the cat or dog is likely to be a serious risk to its health; or is, or is proposed to be, a show cat or dog and tattooing it may reasonably be considered by a person acting as a judge of the cat or dog as a blemish that is detrimental to its value as a show cat or dog. In this section— show cat or dog means a cat or dog participating in or being exhibited at an exhibition supervised by a body recognised for this section by the relevant local government. s 42 amd 2016 No. 28 s 71 sch 1 (sec.42-ssec.1) An owner of a desexed cat or dog must ensure the cat or dog is tattooed when it is desexed. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. See section 215 for circumstances in which an owner of a cat or dog does not contravene subsection (1) . (sec.42-ssec.2) A veterinary surgeon desexing a cat or dog must ensure it is tattooed for desexing. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.42-ssec.3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) for the defendant to prove the cat or dog— is a cat or dog for which there is a signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate stating, or other evidence, that tattooing the cat or dog is likely to be a serious risk to its health; or is, or is proposed to be, a show cat or dog and tattooing it may reasonably be considered by a person acting as a judge of the cat or dog as a blemish that is detrimental to its value as a show cat or dog. (sec.42-ssec.4) In this section— show cat or dog means a cat or dog participating in or being exhibited at an exhibition supervised by a body recognised for this section by the relevant local government.

• (a) is a cat or dog for which there is a signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate stating, or other evidence, that tattooing the cat or dog is likely to be a serious risk to its health; or
• (b) is, or is proposed to be, a show cat or dog and tattooing it may reasonably be considered by a person acting as a judge of the cat or dog as a blemish that is detrimental to its value as a show cat or dog.