Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 72K

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     breeds a dog or cat; and

        (b)     does not hold a breeding licence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     sells or gives away a dog or cat; and

        (b)     does not give the buyer or recipient of the dog or cat—

              (i)     if the person holds a breeding licence—the person's breeding licence number; or

              (ii)     in any other case—the person's rehoming identifier and the unique identifier from the dog or cat's microchip.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     publishes a statement that either—

              (i)     constitutes an invitation to buy or otherwise acquire a dog or cat from the person; or

              (ii)     could reasonably be understood to constitute an invitation to buy or otherwise acquire a dog or cat from the person; and

        (b)     does not include in the publication—

              (i)     if the person holds a breeding licence—the person's breeding licence number; or

              (ii)     in any other case—either the person's rehoming identifier or the unique identifier from the dog or cat's microchip.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (5)     In this section:

"rehoming identifier", of a person, means—

        (a)     if a person has an identifier for rehoming a dog or cat under the law of a State—the person's identifier; or

        (b)     in any other case—either of the following:

              (i)     if the person has an ABN—the person's ABN;

              (ii)     if the person does not have an ABN—the person's name.