Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 95

95 Giving information notice about decision to make regulated dog declaration

(1) As soon as practicable after deciding to make a regulated dog declaration, the local government must give any owner of the dog the subject of the declaration an information notice about the decision.

(2) However, the local government must not give an information notice under subsection (1) if an authorised person has made a destruction order under section 127A in relation to the dog.

Note—

See section 127A in relation to the requirement to give a single information notice about the decisions to make the regulated dog declaration and the destruction order.

(3) The decision takes effect on the later of the following days—

(a) the day any owner of the dog is given the information notice;

(b) a later day of effect stated in the information notice.

(4) The information notice must state—

(a) that the dog is the subject of—

(i) if the dog is a dangerous dog—a dangerous dog declaration; or

(ii) if the dog is a menacing dog—a menacing dog declaration; and

(b) the reasons for the declaration; and

(c) the local government that made the declaration; and

(d) the day the decision takes effect; and

(e) that the dog must be kept only at the place stated in the registration notice as the address for the dog; and

(f) if the dog is impounded—a unique number given to the dog by the local government for the purposes of impounding; and

(g) any other information prescribed under a regulation.