10ACouncil may refuse to register dogs and cats unless desexed

10A Council may refuse to register dogs and cats unless desexed (1) A Council may resolve that it will not, after a specified future date, register or renew the registration of a dog or cat unless the dog or cat— (a) is desexed; or (b) is exempted under this Act from any requirement to be desexed. (2) A Council may resolve to amend or revoke any resolution made under this section. (3) If a Council makes a resolution under this section— (a) it must cause a copy of the resolution to be published in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in the municipal district of the Council; and (4) A Council must not register or renew the registration of a dangerous dog or a restricted breed dog unless the dog— (a) is desexed; or S. 10A(4)(b) substituted by No. 65/2007 s. 7, amended by No. 44/2010 s. 31. (b) in the case of a dangerous dog that is not also a restricted breed dog, is exempt under section 10B(1)(c), 10B(1)(d) or 10B(1)(e) from the requirement to be desexed; or S. 10A(4)(c) inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 7. (c) in the case of a restricted breed dog, is exempt under section 10B(1)(e) from the requirement to be desexed. S. 10B inserted by No. 76/2005 s. 5.