32ADangerous dogs and restricted breed dogs to be de-sexed and microchipped

32A Dangerous dogs and restricted breed dogs to be de-sexed and microchipped

[Section 32A Inserted by No. 72 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:01 Jul 2010]

(1)  The owner of a dog that is declared to be a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog must ensure that the dog is de-sexed, and implanted in an approved manner with an approved microchip, within –

(a) 28 days after service of the notice, if an appeal is not made under section 31 ; or

(b) 7 days after an order is made under section 31(2)(a) , if an appeal is made under that section and such an order is made.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  The owner of a dog, that at any time before the commencement of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2009 was declared to be a dangerous dog, must ensure that the dog is de-sexed within 28 days after the commencement of that Act.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  The owner of a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog must provide the general manager of the municipal area in which the owner normally resides with a copy of a veterinary surgeon's certificate, stating that the dog has been de-sexed or implanted with a microchip, within 7 days after the de-sexing or implanting.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  A dog that is declared to be a dangerous dog under section 30(2) is not required to be de-sexed.