Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Domestic Animals Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2008-19

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Magistrates Court Act 1930.
Dated 30 April 2008.
Simon Corbell
Minister
John Hargreaves
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Domestic Animals Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2008-19
made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930

    
      
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
	4	Section 3 etc	1
	5	Schedule 1 heading	2
	6	Schedule 1, items 5 to 8	2
	7	Schedule 1, item 11	3
	8	Schedule 1, items 36 and 37	3
	9	Schedule 1, item 39	4
	10	Schedule 1, new part 1.2	4
	11	Dictionary, definition of Domestic Animals Act	5

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Magistrates Court (Domestic Animals Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulation 2008 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the commencement of the Domestic Animals Amendment Act 2007, section 3.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Magistrates Court (Domestic Animals Infringement Notices) Regulation 2005.
4	Section 3 etc
omit from sections 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14
Domestic Animals Act 
substitute
domestic animals legislation
5	Schedule 1 heading
substitute
Schedule 1	Domestic animals legislation infringement notice offences and penalties
(see s 7 and s 8)
Part 1.1	Domestic Animals Act 2000
6	Schedule 1, items 5 to 8
substitute
5	15 (1)	keeper/carer with registered dog not wearing registration tag or tag showing registration number—on private premises (other than own premises)	3 	75	
6	15 (2)	keeper/carer with registered dog not wearing registration tag or tag showing registration number—in public place	3	75	
7	15 (3)	dog in public place or on private premises (other than keeper’s premises) not with carer and not wearing registration tag or tag showing registration number—keeper	3	75	
8	15 (4)	taking off dog’s registration tag or tag showing registration number without keeper’s consent	5	75	
8A	15 (5)	allowing dog to wear registration tag not issued for dog or tag showing registration number that’s not the dog’s number—keeper	5	75	
7	Schedule 1, item 11
omit
8	Schedule 1, items 36 and 37
substitute
36	74 (1)	keeping dog not de‑sexed without permit	50	75	
37	74 (2)	keeping cat not de‑sexed without permit	50	75	
9	Schedule 1, item 39
substitute
39	84 (1)	keeping dog or cat without prescribed form of identification	5	75	
39A	84 (2)	selling dog or cat without prescribed form of identification	5	75	
10	Schedule 1, new part 1.2
insert
Part 1.2	Domestic Animals Regulation 2001

column 1
item	column 2
offence provision	column 3
description of offence	column 4
offence penalty (penalty units)	column 5
infringement penalty ($)	
1	6A (1)	keeping 4 or more dogs without multiple dog licence	20	100	
2	9A (1)	keeping 4 or more cats without multiple cat licence	20	100	
3	15 (1)	person not vet or authorised identifier implanting identifying microchip in dog or cat	10	50	
4	15 (2)	person implanting microchip in dog or cat that is not identifying microchip	10	50	
5	17 (1)	operator of animal shelter or pound not scanning dog or cat for identifying microchip within 3 days after day dog or cat enters shelter or pound	10	50	
11	Dictionary, definition of Domestic Animals Act
substitute
domestic animals legislation means—
	(a)	the Domestic Animals Act 2000; and
	(b)	the Domestic Animals Regulation 2001.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 30 April 2008.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2008