Queensland Consolidated Regulations

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) REGULATION 2019 - REG 10

10 Enclosure—Act, sch 1, s 4

(1) For schedule 1 , section 4 (4) of the Act , the following requirements for an enclosure and area enclosed for a relevant dog at a relevant place are prescribed—

(a) the enclosure must not be built or situated in a way requiring a member of the public seeking access to the front entrance of a dwelling house on the relevant place to go into the area enclosed;

(b) the area enclosed must not include any area that is—

(i) a swimming pool or area surrounding a swimming pool; or

(ii) all or part of a building usually used for residential purposes;

(c) the walls of the enclosure must be—

(i) if the dog is 8kg or less—at least 1m high above ground level; or

(ii) otherwise—at least 1.8m high above ground level;

(d) the enclosure must consist of firm and strong materials;

(e) the exterior of the walls of the enclosure must be designed to prevent a child from climbing over, under or through the walls into the enclosure;

(f) the walls of the enclosure must be designed to prevent the dog, or part of the dog, from protruding over, under or through the enclosure;

(g) if the walls of the enclosure include a perimeter fence for the relevant place or an exterior wall of a structure—the perimeter fence or exterior wall must comply with the requirements for the enclosure under schedule 1 , section 4 of the Act and this section;

(h) the enclosure must include a gate that—

(i) is childproof, self-closing and self-latching; and

(ii) complies with the requirements for the enclosure under schedule 1 , section 4 of the Act and this section;

(i) the enclosure must not include a driveway gate or other vehicle entry gate;

(j) the enclosure must include a weatherproof area appropriate for the dog.

(2) The enclosure may include another gate that is not self-closing and self-latching if the gate—

(a) is not a driveway gate or other vehicle entry gate; and

(b) otherwise complies with the requirements for the enclosure under schedule 1 , section 4 of the Act and this section; and

(c) is kept securely locked whenever it is not in immediate use.