Animals and Birds (Licensing and Control of Cats and Dogs) Rules 2024

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1 Citation and commencement

3 Restrictions on keeping of cats and dogs as pets in any premises

4 Application for and issue of licence

5 Transfer of licence

6 Conversion to perpetual licence — sterilised cats

7 Conversion to perpetual licence — sterilised dogs

8 Renewal and cancellation of licence, etc.

9 Licensee’s obligations for dog

10 Restrictions on keeping of cats and dogs for purpose of breeding or sale

11 Application for and issue of licence

12 Licensee’s obligations

13 Renewal of licence

14 Licence conditions

16 Change of premises where cats and dogs kept, etc.

17 Change of licensee’s address

18 Revocation of licence

19 Definition of this Part

20 Protection of cat or dog

22 Cat or dog at large, etc.

23 Examination or observation of cat or dog

24 Treatment of cat or dog

25 Release of seized or impounded cat or dog

26 Removal of stray cats or dogs from premises

29 Transitional provisions — cats kept as pets

30 Transitional provisions — cats kept for purpose of breeding or sale

31 Saving and transitional provisions — dogs kept as pets

32 Saving and transitional provisions — dogs kept for purpose of breeding or sale

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01 Sep 2024

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rules 2 and 9(2) and (3)

Breeds of specified dogs

Part 1

Pit Bull, which for the purposes of these Rules includes American Pit Bull Terrier (also known as American Pit Bull or Pit Bull Terrier), American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Bulldog and any cross between any 2 or more Pit Bull breeds or a Pit Bull breed and any other dog breed

Akita

3.	Neapolitan Mastiff

Tosa

5.	Dogo Argentino

6.	Fila Brasileiro

Boerboel

8.	Perro De Presa Canario

9.	Crosses of any 2 or more breeds in items 1 to 8

Part 2

1.	Bull Terrier

2.	Doberman Pinscher

3.	Rottweiler

4.	German Shepherd Dog and its related breeds such as the Belgian Shepherd Dog and the East European Shepherd Dog

5.	Mastiffs, including Bull Mastiff, Cane Corso and Dogue De Bordeaux

6.	Crosses of any 2 or more breeds in items 1 to 5

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