Dog Amendment Regulations 2013 (WA)

23 August 2013 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4007

LG303*

Dog Act 1976

Dog Amendment Regulations 2013

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Dog Amendment Regulations 2013.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Dog Regulations 1976.

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4.             Regulation 4 replaced

Delete regulation 4 and insert:

4.             Fees

(1)	In this regulation —
pensioner means an eligible pensioner as defined in the
Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992
section 3(1).
(2)	For the purposes of section 15(1) of the Act, the amount of the registration fee is set out in item 1 of the Table.
(3)	For the purposes of section 15(3) of the Act, the concessional rates of registration fee set out in item 2 of the Table are payable.

Table

Item Description of fee Fee ($)

1.          Registration of unsterilized dog for

one year (unless owned by

pensioner) .................................................................. 50.00

Note: s. 15(4), (5) and (6) of Act

2. (a) Registration of unsterilized dog

owned by pensioner for one

year ..................................................... 25.00

(b) Registration of sterilized dog for

one year —

(i) for dog owned by pensioner 10.00
(ii) otherwise ................................................ 20.00
(c)	Registration of sterilized dog for

3 years —

(i) for dog owned by pensioner 21.25
(ii) otherwise ................................................ 42.50
(d)	Registration of unsterilized dog

for 3 years —

(i) for dog owned by pensioner 60.00

(ii) otherwise ................................................ 120.00

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Item Description of fee Fee ($)

(e) Concessional rate of registration

fee for dogs to which

section 7(3)(e) of the Act

applies (paid in lieu of a

separate registration fee in

respect of each dog) ...................................... 200.00 per

establishment

Note: s. 15(5) and (6) of Act

5.             Regulation 5 amended

Delete regulation 5(2).

6.             Regulation 5A amended

(1)	Delete regulation 5A(2).
(2)	Delete regulation 5A(3)(b)(i) to (iii) and insert:

(i)      is sterilized in the first of those 3 years, the difference between the registration fee paid for those 3 years and the 3-year registration fee that would have been payable for a sterilized dog; or

(ii)

is sterilized in the second of those two-thirds of the registration fee paid for those 3 years and two-thirds of the 3-year registration fee that would have been payable for a sterilized dog; or

(iii)      is sterilized in the third of those 3 years, the difference between one-third of the registration fee paid for those 3 years and one-third of the 3-year registration fee that would have been payable for a sterilized dog.

7.             Second Schedule deleted

Delete the Second Schedule.

By Command of the Governor,

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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