Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 14

14 Owner must ensure cat or dog is implanted

(1) A person who is or becomes an owner of a cat or dog that is not implanted with a PPID must ensure the cat or dog is implanted with a PPID before it is 12 weeks old unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note—

A cat or dog that is more than 12 weeks old on the commencement of this section need not be implanted with a PPID unless it is supplied. See section 43Y .

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) for the defendant to prove—

(a) there is a signed veterinary surgeon’s certificate for the cat or dog stating that implanting it with a PPID is likely to be a serious risk to the health of the cat or dog; or

(b) for a dog, the ownership is to use it as—

(i) a government entity dog; or

(ii) a working dog; or

(iii) another class of dog prescribed under a regulation.