sec.27AKeeping a dog or cat

sec.27A Keeping a dog or cat

A person may keep a dog or cat on land in the wet tropics area if— the land is private land or land in relation to which native title exists; and the person is the land-holder or native title holder or has the permission of the land-holder or native title holder to keep the dog or cat; and for land in a rainforest area—the person keeps the dog or cat within the curtilage of a residence on the land; and the person keeps the dog or cat in a way that— complies with the relevant local laws; and otherwise minimises the risk of the dog or cat threatening native animals (the relevant risk ). A person keeps a dog or cat in a way that minimises the relevant risk if the person keeps the dog or cat— indoors or within a securely enclosed area; or for a dog—restrained by a leash; or in another way that minimises the relevant risk. For subsection (2) (c) , the authority may prepare guidelines about the ways a cat or dog may be kept that minimise the relevant risk. If the authority prepares guidelines under subsection (3) , the authority must ensure the guidelines are available for inspection under section 4 . In this section— native animals means animals that are native wildlife under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 . threatening , native animals, includes attacking, chasing, hunting, injuring, preying on and stalking the animals. s 27A ins 2020 SL No. 176 s 15 (sec.27A-ssec.1) A person may keep a dog or cat on land in the wet tropics area if— the land is private land or land in relation to which native title exists; and the person is the land-holder or native title holder or has the permission of the land-holder or native title holder to keep the dog or cat; and for land in a rainforest area—the person keeps the dog or cat within the curtilage of a residence on the land; and the person keeps the dog or cat in a way that— complies with the relevant local laws; and otherwise minimises the risk of the dog or cat threatening native animals (the relevant risk ). (sec.27A-ssec.2) A person keeps a dog or cat in a way that minimises the relevant risk if the person keeps the dog or cat— indoors or within a securely enclosed area; or for a dog—restrained by a leash; or in another way that minimises the relevant risk. (sec.27A-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (c) , the authority may prepare guidelines about the ways a cat or dog may be kept that minimise the relevant risk. (sec.27A-ssec.4) If the authority prepares guidelines under subsection (3) , the authority must ensure the guidelines are available for inspection under section 4 . (sec.27A-ssec.5) In this section— native animals means animals that are native wildlife under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 . threatening , native animals, includes attacking, chasing, hunting, injuring, preying on and stalking the animals.

• (a) the land is private land or land in relation to which native title exists; and