Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 40

40 Operator must ensure cat or dog is scanned

(1) This section applies to the operator of a pound or shelter.

(2) The operator must ensure a cat or dog entering the pound or shelter is scanned, within 3 days after its entry, in a way that is likely to detect a PPID implanted in the cat or dog.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the operator if—

(a) the cat or dog behaves aggressively towards a person attempting to scan the cat or dog; and

(b) the operator reasonably believes that compliance with subsection (2) may endanger the health of anyone attempting to scan the cat or dog.

(4) In this section—

"pound or shelter" includes a veterinary surgery to the extent it provides shelter for a cat or dog that is homeless, lost or stray.