Kennel/cattery licence (Charters Towers) - Queensland

Description

You require this licence to operate a kennel or cattery within the local council area.

When deciding whether to grant a permit authorising you to keep animals, Council will consider:

  • the physical suitability of the land for the proposed use
  • the structural suitability of enclosures in which you intend to keep the animals
  • the likelihood of the animals causing nuisance, inconvenience, or annoyance to the occupiers of adjoining land
  • the likely effect on the amenity of the surrounding area the likely effect on the local environment and any possible pollution or other environmental damage
  • other factors relevant to the circumstances of your case.

Service type

Licence

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

Fees

Contact council to determine applicable fees.

Local law(s) name

Charters Towers Regional Council - Local Law 1 (Administration) 2011

Charters Towers Regional Council - Local Law 2 (Animal Management) 2011

Charters Towers Regional Council - Subordinate Local Law 1.5 (Keeping of Animals) 2011

Charters Towers Regional Council - Subordinate Local Law 2 (Animal Management) 2011 2011

Application process

Contact council for more information on the current application process and relevant form.

Additional information

Councils regulate kennels and catteries to:

  • protect the community against risk of injury and damage
  • ensure that animals do not create a nuisance, or hazard to health or safety
  • prevent pollution and other environmental damage resulting from keeping animals
  • protect the amenity of the local environment
  • ensure that animals are kept and used in a way consistent with the rights and expectations of the local community.

Council may prescribe standards requiring you to:

  • regularly clean enclosures and dispose of waste
  • provide an adequate supply of food and water
  • provide adequate space for the animals
  • separate enclosures in which animals are kept from places used for human habitation or for preparing food, and watercourses or water catchment areas.

Council may also make other provisions for maintaining proper standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

Administering agency

Charters Towers Regional Council

Contact details

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

Environmental Services Manager

Charters Towers Regional Council
Operating address: 12 Mosman Street
CHARTERS TOWERS
Queensland 4820
Mailing address: PO Box 189
CHARTERS TOWERS
Queensland 4820
Phone: 07 4761 5300
Fax: 07 4761 5344
Email: mail@charterstowers.qld.gov.au
Website: Charters Towers Regional Council (Opens in new window)