Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 216

216 Cat or dog not registered at commencement

(1) This section applies to an owner of a cat or dog other than the operator of a shelter or pound if the cat or dog—

(a) is not registered at the commencement of this section; or

(b) is less than 12 weeks old.

(2) The owner must ensure the cat or dog is registered within 3 months after—

(a) if the relevant local government is a designated local government—the commencement; or

(b) otherwise—the deferred date.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) for the defendant to prove the cat or dog is—

(a) a government entity dog; or

(b) a working dog; or

(c) another class of cat or dog prescribed under a regulation.