16ALimit on number of cats kept

16A Limit on number of cats kept

[Section 16A Inserted by No. 25 of 2020, s. 13, Applied:01 Mar 2022]

(1)  In this section –

cat boarding facility means premises operated by, or on behalf of, an organisation that –

(a) is run for profit; and

(b) as part of its operations, provides, for consideration, overnight accommodation for cats;

consideration includes monetary or non-monetary consideration;

veterinary establishment has the same meaning as in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987 .

(2)  A person must not keep, for any period of time, at any individual property, more than 4 cats that are more than 4 months of age.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  Subsection (2) does not apply to any cat in excess of 4 cats if –

(a) the person keeping the cat holds a multiple cat permit in relation to the cat; or

(b) the person keeping the cat is a registered breeder; or

(c) the person keeping the cat holds a cat breeding permit in relation to the cat; or

(d) the cat is being kept at a cat boarding facility or veterinary establishment; or

(e) the person keeping the cat is fostering the cat as part of a foster program managed by a cat management facility or an approved organisation; or

(f) the cat is being kept at an individual property for less than 6 months and –

(i) the cat is owned by a person who does not usually reside at the individual property; and

(ii) the period that the cat is to be kept at the individual property is agreed upon, by both the owner of the cat and the person with responsibility for the individual property, before the cat is left at the individual property; and