Div 7ADisqualification of person from owning or being in charge or control of a dog 259

Division 7A—Disqualification of person from owning or being in charge or control of a dog 259 84XA Court may disqualify person from owning or being in charge or control of a dog 259 84XB Search warrant for failure to comply with court order 259 84XC Order under section 84XA may be suspended 260 84XD Person subject to order under section 84XA may apply for variation, suspension or revocation of order 261 84XE Power of Magistrates' Court to vary etc. order under section 84XA 261 84XF Person may not make another application for variation, suspension or revocation of order for 12 months 262 84XG Orders under section 84XA are to operate consecutively 262 84XH Person must comply with order under section 84XA 262 Division 8—General 263 84Y Agreements to seize, receive, retain or dispose of dogs or cats 263 84Z Offences relating to seized cats or dogs 263 84ZA Offence to unlawfully seize or destroy a dog or cat 264 Part 7B—Infringement notices 265 85 Power to serve infringement notice 265 88 Penalties to be paid for offences under infringement notices 267 Part 7C—Provisions relating to enforcement and court proceedings 268 Division 1—Provisions related to court proceedings 268 91 Liability of officers of bodies corporate for offences 268 92 Power to file charge-sheets under this Act 268 93 Service of documents 269 94 Evidentiary provisions 269 95 Payment of fines 270 95A Extended period to prosecute offence 270 Division 2—Supplementary offences 271 96 Offence to sell certain animals outside certain places 271 97 False information 272 Part 7D—Review of decisions by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 273 98 Review of decisions by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 273 98AAA Order for costs of retaining restricted breed dog in custody 276 98AA Review of decisions made under Part 4A 276 Part 7E—Identification of restricted breed dogs 278 98A Power of authorised officers to make declarations as to breed of dogs 278 98B Service of notice of declaration 279 98C Application of certain offences at the time of the making of a declaration 279 Part 7F—Animal Welfare Fund 281 98D Animal Welfare Fund 281 98E Payments into the Fund 281 98F Investment of money in the Fund 281 98G Payment of money out of the Fund 281 Part 8—General 282 99 Supreme Court—Limitation of Jurisdiction 282 100 Regulations 282 100A Council must give information to Secretary 289 100B Offence to disclose information 290 100C Permitted disclosures 291 100D Disclosure of information by Councils 291 Part 9—Repeals and transitional provisions 292 101 Repeal of Dog Act 292 102 Transitional provisions—Animals Legislation Amendment (Animal Care) Act 2007 292 103 Transitional provisions—Animals Legislation Amendment (Animal Care) Act 2007 293 104 Transitional provision—Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2009 293 105 Transitional provision—Domestic Animals Amendment (Dangerous Dogs) Act 2010 294 105A Transitional provision—Domestic Animals Amendment (Puppy Farms and Pet Shops) Act 2017 295 106 Transitional provision—Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2012 295 107 Transitional provision—Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Act 2022 296 Schedule 297 Registration fees 297 Endnotes 299 1 General information 299 2 Table of Amendments 301 3 Explanatory details 308 **Version No.** **090** **Domestic Animals Act 1994** **No. 81 of 1994** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**