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To apply for keeping additional dogs or cats on your property, please complete the below form with all pets that you currently have as well as the additional pets.
Please read the terms and conditions and the by law information before completing the application.
The limits to the number of dogs and cats permitted on a property:
Dogs - 1 dog in a unit and 2 dogs in a house
Cats - 2 cats on a property
Once the exemption to the by law is approved you are required to ensure that:
- the pets must not become a nuisance to nearby residents
- the premises must be kept clean and tidy
- no additional or replacement pets to be obtained without prior approval from Council
You are required to notify the council as soon as practical if:
- The place at which the pet is usually kept is changed, the approval is for the address on the application
- The pet has been missing for more than 72 hours
- The pet dies
- The ownership of the pet is transferred to some other person
- A control or destruction order is in force or is made in relation to the pet
If ownership of the pet is transferred to another person you are required to:
- Notify the council in writing
- Give the new owner the pet(s) current registration disc and certificate of registration
- Advise the new owner of any control or destruction order made in relation to the pet
It is a requirement that all pets, upon written approval by Council, be registered on DACO (Dogs and Cats Online) within 14 days.