23KIdentification details

23K Identification details

23K Identification details

(1) In this division, identification information, for a dog, means—

(a) the microchip identification number of—

(i) the dog if the dog is required to be identified by the implantation of a microchip under—

(A) the Companion Animals Act 1998, section 8, or

(B) the greyhound racing rules, or

(ii) the female parent of the dog if—

(A) the dog is 8 weeks of age or younger, and

(B) the microchip identification number is clearly identified as the female parent’s number, and

(b) a relevant BIN or RON unless—

(i) the dog is 6 months of age or older, and

(ii) the BIN or RON is recorded in the NSW Pet Register against the entry for the dog’s microchip identification number, and

(c) if the dog was previously a racing greyhound—the number allocated to the dog under the Greyhound Racing Act 2017, section 42.

(2) In this section—

relevant BIN or RON means—

(a) if the seller of the dog is a rehoming organisation and the identity of the breeder of the dog is not known to the organisation—the organisation’s RON, clearly identified as a RON, or

(b) otherwise, the following number that applied, or was required to be applied, to the breeder within 7 days after the dog was born—

(i) the breeder’s BIN, clearly identified as a BIN,

(ii) if the breeder was a rehoming organisation that had not been allocated a BIN—the breeder’s RON, clearly identified as a RON,

(iii) if the breeder was a greyhound racing industry participant—the breeder’s registration number under the Greyhound Racing Act 2017.

s 23K: Ins 2024 No 85, Sch 1[14].