Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION REGULATION 2012 - REG 5A

5A Requirement to keep particular records for breeding dog

(1) This section applies if—

(a) breeding dogs are usually kept at premises; and

(b) 5 or more of the breeding dogs are female.

(2) A person in charge of each breeding dog usually kept at the premises must ensure—

(a) the relevant information for the dog is recorded, in writing, within 7 days after the information comes into existence for the dog; and

(b) the record of the relevant information is kept for 3 years after the later of the following—

(i) the dog is last used for breeding;

(ii) the dog is no longer kept for breeding.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if the premises at which the breeding dog is usually kept are—

(a) a pound or shelter within the meaning of the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, schedule 2; or

(b) a veterinary surgery to the extent the surgery provides shelter for a dog that is homeless, lost or stray.

(4) In this section—

"breeding" , in relation to an undesexed dog, see schedule 3A , section 1 .

"breeding dog" see schedule 3A , section 1 .

"PPID number" see the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , schedule 2 .

"relevant information" , for a breeding dog, means the following information—

(a) the dog’s date of birth, if known, or the estimated date of the dog’s birth;

(b) the dog’s name;

(c) the name and date of birth of the dog’s parents, if known;

(d) the PPID number for the dog or the certificate mentioned in the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , section 14 (2) (a) for the dog ;

(e) information about any ill-health of the dog;

(f) any written approval mentioned in schedule 3A , section 10 (1) (b) or (3) or 13 (2) for the dog;

(g) for any veterinary treatment received by the dog—

(i) the name of the veterinary surgeon giving the treatment; and

(ii) the advice from the consultation with the veterinary surgeon; and

(iii) the type of veterinary treatment provided; and

(iv) the results of the treatment;

(h) for each mating of the dog—

(i) the name of the other dog with which it is mated and the PPID number for the other dog; and

(ii) the date of each mating;

(i) the date of each whelping of the dog;

(j) for each litter of the dog—

(i) the number of living puppies; and

(ii) the number of stillborn puppies;

(k) the date of the dog’s death and, if known, the cause of death.

"undesexed dog" see schedule 3A , section 1 .

"veterinary surgery" see the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , schedule 2 .