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Companion Animal Registration - Sutherland Shire Council - New South Wales

Description

If you intend to own a dog, cat or any other type of animal that is designated as a companion animal by your Council, you must ensure the animal is identified and registered. Please be aware that all dogs are treated as companion animals, even working dogs on rural properties, guard dogs and corrective services dogs.

Your companion animal must be identified from the time it is 12 weeks old or when it first sold. Identification involves the implantation in the animal of an approved microchip. The animal must not be sold unless it has been identified. Your companion animal must be registered by the time they are six months of age.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this Approval your animal must be microchipped by the time it is twelve weeks old in order for its identity to be registered.

Your animal must be placed on the life time register by the time it is six months old.

Please consult directly with the Council for information on any eligibility requirements specific to your Approval.

Duration

For the lifetime of the animal

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $75.00

Registration of a desexed dog. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $252.00

Registration of non-desexed dog. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $75.00

Registration of non-desexed dog owned by recognised breeder. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $65.00

Registration of a desexed cat. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $92.00

Registration of non-desexed cat. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $65.00

Registration of non-desexed cat owned by recognised breeder. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $221.00

Registration of a dangerous or restricted dog. Fees for 2023-24
General Miscellaneous All -

There is no fee for working dogs, assistance animals, desexed animals and animals sold to the owner by a rehoming organisation, greyhounds registered under greyhound legislation, or cats registered before 1999 where ownership has not changed.

Act(s) name

Companion Animals Act 1998 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Companion Animals Regulation 2018 New South Wales

Administering agency

Sutherland Shire Council

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.