Your Dog & The Law
Fencing requirements
Persons wishing to register a dog must make a declaration to certify that the fences and gates at the premises where the dog is kept are capable of confining the dog within those premises. Gates must have effective self-closing mechanisms.
Identification & registration tags
The dog's registration tag must be attached to the dog's collar. The name and residential address of the owner must also be legibly endorsed or inscribed on or attached to the collar. Should the dog be lost these tags will enable quick identification and notification to dog's owner.
Microchipping & registration
All dogs over 3 months of age must be both microchipped and registered. Microchipping is a small computer chip inserted under the dog's skin. This can not be removed, the details on the chip are recorded at the Australian Animal Registry. All dogs must be microchipped prior to sale regardless of age. Once microchipped it is still necessary to register your dog with the Council and have the registration tag and identification tag on the dog at all times.
Excreta
Permitting your dog to excrete on a street or public place and failing to remove or adequately dispose of such excreta constitutes an offence under the City's Dogs Local Law 2007.
Maximum number of dogs
The City's Local Law relating to Dogs limits the number of dogs kept on the premises to two (2) dogs over the age of three (3) months and the young of those dogs under that age. A person may apply to the City for an exemption to keep up to six (6) dogs over three (3) months of age or to become an approved kennel establishment subject to the premises' suitability and conditions applicable for the keeping of more than the prescribed numbers.
On the spot infringements
Some offences under the Dog Act may incur on-the-spot infringements:
On the spot infringements 1
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OFFENCE
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FINE FOR DOGS OTHER THAN DANGEROUS DOGS
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FINE FOR DANGEROUS DOGS
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Unregistered Dog
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$200
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$400
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Failure to give notice of new owner
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$200
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Registration tag, certificate offence
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$200
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$400 |
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Failure to ensure dog microchipped
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$200 |
$400 |
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Failure to notify local government of mircochip details
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$200
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$200 |
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Keeping more than the prescribed number of dogs
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$200
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$400
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Breach of kennel establishment licence
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$200
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$200
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Dog in a public place without collar or registration tag
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$200
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Dog not held by a leash in certain public place
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$200
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Control of dog in exercise areas and rural areas
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$200
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Greyhound not muzzled
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$200
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Dog in a place without consent
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$200
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$400
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Dog attack or chase causing physical injury
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$400
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Dog attack or chase causing no physical injury
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$200
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$400 |
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Failure to comply with a nuisance dog order
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$200 |
$400
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Failure to produce document issued under the Act
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$200 |
$400
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| Failure of alleged offender to give name and address |
$200 |
$400
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City's Local Law relating to Dogs also provides for:
On the spot infringements 2
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OFFENCE
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FINE FOR DOGS OTHER THAN DANGEROUS DOGS
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FINE FOR DANGEROUS DOGS
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Permitting a dog to excrete on land without the consent of the occupier
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$100
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$100
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Failing to provide means for effectively confining a dog
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$100 |
$200
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If an Infringement Notice has been issued and payment has not been received by the specified date, the Notice is lodged with Fines Enforcement Registry. Proceedings can then result in the cancellation of your drivers' licence.
More Information
Contact Ranger Services on 9273 6000 or mail@vincent.wa.gov.au