9Registration required from age 6 months

#### 9 Registration required from age 6 months 9 Registration required from age 6 months > > (1) A companion animal must be registered under this Act from the time the animal is 6 months old. The owner of the animal is guilty of an offence if it is not registered. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) in the case of a dangerous, menacing or restricted dog—60 penalty units for a first offence or 70 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—50 penalty units for a first offence or 60 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence. > > > > Note. > > > > The regulations may provide for exceptions to this section. An owner does not have to wait until an animal is 6 months old to register it. An animal of any age can be registered. > > > (2) The regulations may change the age from which a companion animal is required to be registered under this section from 6 months to any other age, either generally for all companion animals or for a particular kind or class of companion animal. > > > (3) A person is taken to commit a separate offence under this section on every day the companion animal remains unregistered. However, a person— > > > > > (a) may not be convicted for the commission of more than one offence in relation to the failure to register a companion animal during any single calendar month, and > > > > > (b) may be convicted only once in relation to any failure to register a companion animal that occurred before that failure came to the notice of the council of the area in which the animal is ordinarily kept. > > > > Note. > > > > This subsection does not limit the number of times a person may be prosecuted under section 10B (Notice requiring companion animal to be registered). > > > (4) A greyhound that is registered for the time being under the [Greyhound Racing Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-013) is exempt from this section. > > **s 9:** Am 2005 No 101, Sch 1 \[12\]; 2013 No 86, Sch 1 \[4\] \[5\]; 2017 No 13, Sch 7.3 \[1\]; 2018 No 27, Sch 1 \[3\].