Domestic Animals Further Amendment Regulations 2022 (Vic)

Domestic Animals Further Amendment Regulations 2022

S.R. No. 77/2022

table of provisions

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4New regulation 48R inserted

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Endnotes

statutory rules 2022

S.R. No. 77/2022

Domestic Animals Act 1994

Domestic Animals Further Amendment Regulations 2022

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 13 September 2022

Responsible Minister:

GAYLE TIERNEY
Minister for Agriculture

Alexandra Debeljakovic

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to further amend the Domestic Animals Regulations 2015 to prescribe duties and obligations of Council authorised officers and Council contracted authorised officers in relation to deceased dogs and cats found on Council land.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 100 of the Domestic Animals Act 1994.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2022.

4New regulation 48R inserted

After regulation 48Q of the Domestic Animals Regulations 2015[1] insert—

"48R   Obligation to notify owners of deceased dogs and cats on Council land

(1)If a Council authorised officer or Council contracted authorised officer in the course of their duties encounters a deceased dog or cat on Council land, the Council authorised officer or Council contracted authorised officer must take all reasonable steps to identify the owner of the deceased dog or cat.

Examples

Scanning the deceased dog or cat for a permanent identification device, inspecting any other Council‑issued identification marker attached to the deceased dog or cat, checking the identification number against a relevant database.

(2)As soon as practicable after identifying the owner of the deceased dog or cat in subregulation (1), the Council authorised officer or Council contracted authorised officer must take all reasonable steps to notify the owner that the deceased dog or cat has been found on Council land.

Examples

Contacting the owner by telephone, arranging for another Council worker to contact the owner.".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 136/2015 as amended by S.R. Nos 165/2015, 1/2018, 35/2018, 36/2019 and 52/2020.