2014-08-19 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

   INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            19 AUGUST 2014



                                    Noosa Shire Council
                              Animal Management (Cats & Dogs) Act 2008
                           Animal Management (Cats & Dogs) Regulation 2009

Schedule C – Requirements for keeping declared dangerous dog


 1. Dog must be desexed
 The owner must ensure the dog is desexed within 3 months of the date on which the dog is
 declared a dangerous dog.
 2. Mandatory conditions
 1. The dog must be implanted with a Prescribed Permanent Implantation Device (PPID).
 2. The dog must, at all times, wear a collar with an attached identifying tag. The tag must:
    • be made of metal or plastic
    • be in the shape of a disc
    • have a yellow background
    • be at least 25mm in diameter
    • be engraved with the words ‘Regulated Dog’ and a 24 hour contact telephone number for
        the owner or responsible person for the dog.
 3. The dog must be muzzled in a public place and must be under the effective control of
    someone who has the control of no more than 1 dog at the same time.
 4. An enclosure for the dog must be maintained at or on the address in the registration notice for
    the dog and must be childproof and stop the dog from leaving the enclosure. The enclosure
    must:
    • allow access to the front entrance of the house so that a member of the public seeking
        access to the front entrance does not have to enter the enclosure
    • be at least 10m² and must not include any area that is a swimming pool or area
        surrounding a swimming pool or all or part of a building usually used for residential
        purposes
    • have walls at least 1m high above ground level if the dog is 8kg or less or walls at least
        1.8m high above ground level if the dog is more than 8kg
    • consist of firm and strong materials with walls designed to prevent children from climbing
        into the enclosure. The walls may include a perimeter fence for the relevant place or an
        exterior wall of a structure if it complies with all other requirements of the enclosure.
    • include a weatherproof sheltered area appropriate for the dog
    • include a gate which must be childproof, self-closing and self-latching; and comply with the
        requirements for the enclosure and which must not be a vehicle access gate
    The enclosure may have another gate that is not self-closing and self-latching if it is not a
    vehicle gate, complies with requirements for the enclosure and is kept securely locked
    whenever it is not in immediate use.
 5. A sign/notice must be placed at or near each entrance to the place where the dog is usually
    kept notifying the public that a regulated dog is kept there and must:
    • be at least 360mm in height and 260mm in width
    • consist of firm and strong materials with a yellow background and black border
    • contain the following information — ‘BEWARE—DANGEROUS DOG’ and ‘declared under
        the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, chapter 4’. The sign must be
        indelible, legible, printed in black with the wording ‘BEWARE—DANGEROUS DOG’
        approximately 50mm in height and the remainder of the sign’s content approximately
        15mm in height.
 6. The dog must not be usually kept at a place other than the place stated in the registration
    notice as the address for the dog.
 7. The owner must advise the local government of any change in their residential address within
    7 days after making the change. If the new residential address is in another local government
    area, the permit holder must also give notice to the other local government.

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