2015-02-03 P&O Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Proposed Local Laws

                          Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2015                24



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                                                                                               Section 3

animal includes a mammal, fish, bird, reptile, amphibian or insect but does not include an
animal of a species excluded by subordinate local law from the application of this local law.
attack, by an animal, means—
(a)      aggressively rushing at or harassing any person or animal; or
(b)      biting, butting, kicking, or otherwise causing physical injury to, a person or an animal;
         or
(c)      tearing clothing on, or otherwise causing damage to the property in the immediate
         possession of, a person.
compliance notice means a compliance notice mentioned in Local Law No.1 (Administration)
2015, section 27.
cost-recovery fee means the fee fixed by the local government to cover the costs associated
with impounding an animal.45
declared dangerous animal means an animal—
(a)      of a species declared by subordinate local law as a declared dangerous animal; or
(b)      declared under section 19 of this local law to be a declared dangerous animal.
destroy, an animal, includes causing it to be destroyed.
destruction order see section 30(1).
dog off-leash area see section 11(1).
effective control see section 12(3).
notice of impounding see section 25(1).
owner, of an animal, means
(a)      its registered owner;
(b)      a person who owns the animal, in the sense of it being the person’s personal property;
(c)      a person who usually keeps the animal, including through an agent, employee or anyone
         else;
(d)      if a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) is a minor—a parent or guardian of the
         minor.
prescribed period means the period, fixed by subordinate local law, of not less than—
(a)      if the animal is registered with the local government—5 days; or
(b)      if the animal is not registered with the local government—3 days;
and commencing on the day a notice of impounding is given to a person or, if no notice is
given to a person, on the day of the seizure.
registered owner, of an animal, means a person recorded as being the owner of the animal in
a registry kept by a local government.


45
     See the Act, section 97 for the power of a local government to fix a cost recovery fee.