Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.43ZFSupplier of dog must give particular details and form
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sec.43ZF Supplier of dog must give particular details and form
A person who supplies a dog to another person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, give the other person— a notice stating— the name of the supplier of the dog; and the relevant supply number for the dog; and a change of ownership form that is completed and signed by the supplier of the dog. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. However, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) only because the person fails to comply with subsection (1) (a) (ii) if the dog is supplied in any of the following circumstances— the dog is bred, by a primary producer, from a working dog and supplied to another primary producer to use as a working dog; the dog is supplied by a member of a class of persons prescribed under section 43E (3) (c) ; the dog is supplied to a pound or shelter. In this section— change of ownership form , for a dog, means a form (however called), prepared by the relevant PPID registry service for the dog, that records details about the supply of the dog from one person to another person including, for example, the PPID number for the dog. supplier , of a dog, means— if the dog is supplied as part of a business activity that includes the supply of dogs—the person who conducts the business activity; or otherwise—the person who supplies the dog. s 43ZF ins 2016 No. 28 s 11 amd 2020 No. 3 s 21 (sec.43ZF-ssec.1) A person who supplies a dog to another person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, give the other person— a notice stating— the name of the supplier of the dog; and the relevant supply number for the dog; and a change of ownership form that is completed and signed by the supplier of the dog. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.43ZF-ssec.2) However, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) only because the person fails to comply with subsection (1) (a) (ii) if the dog is supplied in any of the following circumstances— the dog is bred, by a primary producer, from a working dog and supplied to another primary producer to use as a working dog; the dog is supplied by a member of a class of persons prescribed under section 43E (3) (c) ; the dog is supplied to a pound or shelter. (sec.43ZF-ssec.3) In this section— change of ownership form , for a dog, means a form (however called), prepared by the relevant PPID registry service for the dog, that records details about the supply of the dog from one person to another person including, for example, the PPID number for the dog. supplier , of a dog, means— if the dog is supplied as part of a business activity that includes the supply of dogs—the person who conducts the business activity; or otherwise—the person who supplies the dog.
- (a) a notice stating— (i) the name of the supplier of the dog; and (ii) the relevant supply number for the dog; and
- (i) the name of the supplier of the dog; and