2015-04-28 Attachment 3 to Item 20 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda - Proposed Noosa Council Subordinate Local Laws No.2 and No. 6

               Noosa Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2015         4



Part 1                     Preliminary

1   Short title
         This subordinate local law may be cited as Subordinate Local Law No. 2 (Animal
         Management) 2015.

2   Purpose and how it is to be achieved
    (1) The purpose of this subordinate local law is to supplement Local Law No. 2
        (Animal Management) 2015, which provides for regulation of the keeping and
        control of animals within the local government’s area.
    (2) The purpose is to be achieved by providing for—
          a)         the circumstances in which the keeping of animals is prohibited or requires
                     approval; and
          b)         requirements for keeping animals, including minimum standards, mandatory
                     desexing, proper enclosures, koala conservation and identification; and
          c)         the control of animals in public places; and
          d)         matters regarding the impounding of animals and the sale or disposal of
                     impounded animals; and
          e)         the conditions to be complied with by persons who offer animals, or a
                     particular species of animals, for sale; and
          f)         the declaration of a species of animal as a declared dangerous animal and
                     the criteria for declaration of a specific animal as a declared dangerous
                     animal.


3   Authorising local law
         The making of the provisions in this subordinate local law is authorised by Local
         Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2015 (the authorising local law).


4   Definitions
         Particular words used in this subordinate local law have the same meaning as
         provided for in the authorising local law except the following:
         “urban area” - means the towns, residential areas and villages within the local
            government area.
         “effective control” – an animal is regarded as being under effective control of a
              person only if –
               (a)      the animal is secured and restrained by a leash held by a person who has
                        sufficient strength to control the animal; or
               (b)      the animal has been tethered to a fixed object by a person and that person
                        is in close proximity and able to control the animal with verbal
                        command; or