Code of Practice for Overnight Animal Boarding Establishments - Australian Capital Territory

Description

You will need to comply with this code if you operate, or intend to operate, an animal boarding establishment. Animal boarding establishments are premises where you take care of other people's domestic animals for a fee. For the purposes of this code, domestic animals are limited to:

  • dogs
  • cats
  • puppies
  • kittens.

The code sets out the operational requirements that animal boarding establishments must comply with, including:

  • housing
  • hygiene
  • management
  • health care
  • diet
  • exercise
  • transport
  • disposal of animals
  • processes for lost, injured or deceased animals.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Act(s) name

Animal Welfare Act 1992 Australian Capital Territory

Regulation(s) name

Animal Welfare Regulation 2001 Australian Capital Territory

Administering agency

Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate

Animal Welfare Authority

Contact details

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