Approval to Breed Cats - Shire of Northam - Western Australia

Description

You will need this approval if you intend to breed cats. All cats in Western Australia need to be sterilised unless they are owned by an approved cat breeder for the purpose of breeding.

You will be considered a cat breeder even if you only intend to breed one litter from your cat.

When selling or giving away a cat, you must ensure it is microchipped and sterilised prior to the transfer of ownership. If the cat is too young to be sterilised, you must provide a prepaid sterilisation voucher to the new owner.

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, you must:

  • be over 18 years old
  • have sufficient facilities, and suitable premises, to breed cats in a safe and ethical way
  • be a fit and proper person to breed cats
  • be a current member of a prescribed cat organisation.

You will be ineligible for approval if you have been convicted of two or more offences under animal legislation in the past 3 years. You may also be ineligible for registration if you have been issued with an infringement notice under the cat legislation within the past 12 months.

Prescribed cat organisations are:

  • Cat Owners Association of Western Australia (COAWA)
  • Feline Control Council of Western Australia (FCCWA)
  • Australian National Cats (ANCATS).

Duration

12 months

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $100.00

Per breeding cat (male or female). Fees for 2024-25

Renew Renewal All $100.00

Per breeding cat (male or female). Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
General All Laws for Responsible Cat Owners (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Cat Act 2011 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Cat Regulations 2012 Western Australia

Administering agency

Shire of Northam

Contact details

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