Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 20

    (1)     If an application for a multiple dog licence is made under section 19, the registrar must—

        (a)     approve the issue of a licence; or

        (b)     refuse to approve the issue of a licence.

    (2)     The registrar must refuse to issue a multiple dog licence unless satisfied that—

        (a)     the yard and associated facilities are adequately ventilated and constructed in a way to allow them to be kept in a sanitary condition; and

        (b)     appropriate arrangements exist for the sanitary disposal of waste; and

        (c)     the applicant can otherwise comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 1992

and any approved or mandatory code of practice under that Act; and

        (d)     the applicant is able to exercise responsible dog management, care and control.

    (3)     In making a decision under this section, the registrar must consider the following:

        (a)     the number and kind of dogs to which the application relates;

        (b)     the size and nature of the premises where the dogs are proposed to be kept;

        (c)     the security of the premises;

        (d)     the suitability of facilities for keeping the dogs on the premises;

        (e)     the potential impact on the occupiers of neighbouring premises;

        (f)     any conviction or finding of guilty of the applicant within the last 10 years against a law of a Territory or State for an offence relating to the welfare, keeping or control of an animal;

        (g)     the safety of the public and other animals.

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not limit the matters the registrar may consider.