Domestic Animals Act 2000
20Multiple dog licences—approval or refusal
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20 Multiple dog licences—approval or refusal (1) If an application for a multiple dog licence is made under section 19, (2) The registrar must refuse to issue a multiple dog licence unless satisfied that— (a) the yard and associated facilities are adequately ventilated and constructed in a way to allow them to be kept in a sanitary condition; and (b) appropriate arrangements exist for the sanitary disposal of waste; and (c) the applicant can otherwise comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 1992 and any approved or mandatory code of practice under that Act; and (d) the applicant is able to exercise responsible dog management, care and control. (a) the number and kind of dogs to which the application relates; (b) the size and nature of the premises where the dogs are proposed to be kept; (d) the suitability of facilities for keeping the dogs on the premises;
Keeping 4 or more dogs Division 2.2 (f) any conviction or finding of guilty of the applicant within the last 10 years against a law of a Territory or State for an offence (g) the safety of the public and other animals.