Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 70

70 Compulsory desexing of declared dangerous dog

(1) The owner of a declared dangerous dog must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months after the dog is declared to be a dangerous dog unless desexing is likely to be a serious risk to the dog’s health.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.

(2) However, subsection (3) applies if a declared dangerous dog is not desexed within the period mentioned in subsection (1) because desexing is likely to temporarily be a serious risk to the dog’s health (a
"temporary risk" ).

(3) The owner of the declared dangerous dog must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months after the temporary risk ends.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—150 units.