16BApplication to keep more than 4 cats

16B Application to keep more than 4 cats

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

(1)  A person may apply to the Secretary, or the general manager of the council for the municipal area in which the cats are situated, for a permit to keep more than 4 cats (a multiple cat permit).

(2)  An application made under subsection (1) is to –

(a) include details of –

(i) all cats that the person intends to keep, referenced by the number encoded on the microchip implanted in each cat; and

(ii) the individual property at which the person intends to keep the cats to which the application relates; and

(b) be accompanied by the approved fee, if any.

(3)  If –

(a) there is a right to object under subsection (5) ; or

(b) the Secretary, or a general manager, to whom an application is made under subsection (1) so requires –

an applicant must publish a notice, in a prescribed manner, stating –

(c) the intention to apply for a multiple cat permit; and

(d) the address and details of the individual property, and the number of cats, to which the application relates.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4)  In considering an application that is –

(a) made under subsection (1) to the Secretary, the Secretary must consult with the general manager of the council for the municipal area in which the individual property to which the application relates is situated; and

(b) made under subsection (1) to a general manager, the general manager must consult with the Secretary.

(5)  A person may object to the granting of a multiple cat permit if the person resides on, or owns, land within 200 metres of the boundary of the individual property to which the application for the permit relates.