Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008
sec.52Registration fee must be fixed to give desexing incentive
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sec.52 Registration fee must be fixed to give desexing incentive
This section applies to a relevant local government in fixing the registration fee for a dog usually kept or proposed to be kept in the local government’s area. The local government must fix the fee to give the owner of the dog an incentive to desex it. fixing a lower registration fee for a dog that is desexed In this section— dog means a dog other than a declared dangerous dog. See section 70 in relation to the compulsory desexing of declared dangerous dogs. s 52 amd 2013 No. 41 s 48 (1) sch 1 pt 1 ; 2016 No. 28 s 71 sch 1 ; 2024 No. 17 s 36 (sec.52-ssec.1) This section applies to a relevant local government in fixing the registration fee for a dog usually kept or proposed to be kept in the local government’s area. (sec.52-ssec.2) The local government must fix the fee to give the owner of the dog an incentive to desex it. fixing a lower registration fee for a dog that is desexed (sec.52-ssec.3) In this section— dog means a dog other than a declared dangerous dog.