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5 penalty units

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10 penalty units

3M Section 13

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13 Registration—cancellation

(1) The registrar must cancel the registration of a dog if—

(a) the keeper of the dog tells the registrar in writing that the dog has died; or

(b) the dog is destroyed under this Act; or

Note Section 138A deals with the disqualification of a person from keeping an animal.

(2) The registrar may cancel the registration of a dog if—

(a) the keeper of the dog tells the registrar in writing that the person is no longer the owner of the dog; or

(b) the registrar reasonably believes that the dog’s keeper has failed, or is unable, to exercise responsible dog management, care or control.

3N Unregistered dogs

Section 14 (1), penalty

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5 penalty units

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15 penalty units

3O Tag offences

Section 15

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3P Evidence of registration or non-registration

Section 17 (1)

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(Registration numbers, certificates and tags)

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(Registration numbers and certificates)

3Q Section 18

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18 Requirement to be licensed if multiple dogs

(1) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the person keeps a dog on residential premises; and

(b) 3 or more other dogs are kept on the premises by the person or another person; and

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.