Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 43E

43E Registration obligation

(1) This section applies to a person who—

(a) breeds a dog; and

(b) on the day the dog is born, is not a registered breeder.

(2) The person must, within 28 days after the day the dog is born, apply to be registered as a registered breeder unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) However, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if the person is—

(a) an accredited breeder of an approved entity; or

(b) a primary producer who has bred the dog from a working dog—

(i) to use as a working dog; or

(ii) to supply the dog to another primary producer to use as a working dog; or

(c) a member of a class of persons prescribed by regulation.

(4) Also, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if the dog dies within 28 days after the day it is born.