Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00130:front:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018N00130
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Character Range: 5132–7741

attached to the collar, that is marked with information that may be used to obtain the current address or telephone number of a keeper of the cat; and
       (b)  a microchip implanted in its body containing information that may be used to obtain the name of a keeper of the cat, the current address and telephone number of the keeper.
No interference with identification
2.2 A person, other than the keeper of a cat or a person acting with the keeper's authority, shall not without reasonable cause interfere with or remove the means by which a cat is identified under clause 2.1(2).

Address of keeper for giving notice
2.3 For the purpose of giving a notice to a keeper of an identified cat, the keeper's address is to be taken to be that ascertained from the cat's collar or tag, and obtained from the microchip.

No marking of universal mark of de-sexing via neutering unless neutered
2.4 A person shall not tattoo, or cause to be tattooed, the universal mark of de-sexing via neutering on the inside of a cat's ear unless the cat has been neutered.

PART 3.-.PERMIT REQUIRED FOR KEEPING CATS

Cats not to be kept on any premises without a permit
    3.1 (1)  A person shall not, unless the provisions of sub-clause (2) apply, keep a cat on any premises except in accordance with a valid permit issued in relation to those premises.
 (2)  A permit is not required under subclause (1) if the premises concerned are –
       (a)  an animal pound which has been approved by the local government;
       (b)  a veterinary surgery or research facility established by the Commonwealth Government or the local government to conduct cat control research; or
       (c)  the subject of an exemption granted by the local government.

Application for a permit to keep a cat
3.2 An application for any permit under this local law shall be –
       (a)  made by an owner or occupier of the premises;
       (b)  in a form approved by the local government;
       (c)  accompanied by the consent in writing of the owner of the premises, where the occupier is not the owner of the premises to which the application relates; and
       (d)  accompanied by any fee imposed and determined by the local government, in accordance with Section 6.16 to 6.19 of the Act.

Limitation on the number of cats
    3.3 (1)  With the exception of a permit granted for a cat boarding premises the local government shall not grant a permit for the keeping of more than two cats on any premises.
    (2)  Subject to sub-clause (3), the local government shall not grant a permit for the keeping of cats on any premises within a designated