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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979
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#### 23K Identification details
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> > (1) In this division, identification information, for a dog, means—
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> > > (a) the microchip identification number of—
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> > > > (i) the dog if the dog is required to be identified by the implantation of a microchip under—
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> > > > > (A) the [Companion Animals Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-087), section 8, or
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> > > > > (B) the greyhound racing rules, or
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> > > > (ii) the female parent of the dog if—
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> > > > > (A) the dog is 8 weeks of age or younger, and
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> > > > > (B) the microchip identification number is clearly identified as the female parent’s number, and
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> > > (b) a relevant BIN or RON unless—
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> > > > (i) the dog is 6 months of age or older, and
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> > > > (ii) the BIN or RON is recorded in the NSW Pet Register against the entry for the dog’s microchip identification number, and
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> > > (c) if the dog was previously a racing greyhound—the number allocated to the dog under the [Greyhound Racing Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-013), section 42.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > relevant BIN or RON means—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) otherwise, the following number that applied, or was required to be applied, to the breeder within 7 days after the dog was born—
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> > > > (i) the breeder’s BIN, clearly identified as a BIN,
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> > > > (ii) if the breeder was a rehoming organisation that had not been allocated a BIN—the breeder’s RON, clearly identified as a RON,
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> > > > (iii) if the breeder was a greyhound racing industry participant—the breeder’s registration number under the [Greyhound Racing Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-013).
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> **s 23K:** Ins 2024 No 85, Sch 1\[14\].