Animal management fees for 2023/2024.
Item | Fee |
Dogs classified as dangerous (Un-neutered) | |
If paid on or before 31 July (being a 50% increase on the standard fee - s32(1)(e) of the Dog Control Act 1996) | $141.00 |
If paid on or after 1 August 2023 | $175.00 |
Dogs classified as dangerous (neutered at the time of classification) | |
If paid on or before 31 July 2023 | $124.00 |
If paid on or after 1 August 2023 | $175.00 |
Un-neutered dogs (other than Responsible Dog Owner status) | |
If paid on or before 31 July 2023 | $94.00 |
If paid on or after 1 August 2023 | $128.00 |
Spayed/neutered dogs (other than Responsible Dog Owner status) | |
If paid on or before 31 July 2023 | $83.00 |
If paid on or after 1 August 2023 | $117.00 |
Owner granted Responsible Dog Owner (RDO) status | |
First dog: | |
If paid between 1 July and 31 July 2023 | $60.00 |
If paid between 1 August and 31 August 2023 | $84.00 |
If paid on or after 1 September 2023 (neutered) | $117.00 |
If paid on or after 1 September 2023 (entire) | $128.00 |
Second and subsequent dogs: | |
If paid between 1 July and 31 July 2023 | $42.00 |
If paid between 1 August and 31 August 2023 | $84.00 |
If paid on or after 1 September 2023 (neutered) | $117.00 |
If paid on or after 1 September 2023 (entire) | $128.00 |
Working/Rural dogs | |
First dog: | |
If paid on or after 1 July 2023 | $30.00 |
If paid on or after 1 August 2023 | $43.00 |
Second and subsequent dogs: | |
If paid on or before 31 July 2023 | $25.00 |
If paid on or after 1 August 2023 | $36.00 |
Disability assist dogs | Nil |
More than two dogs (MTTD) licence (properties under 10,000m2 / 1 hectare in size) | |
Licence for more than two dogs | $72.00 |
Re-inspection fee of the same property | $34.00 |
Use the fees below when registering a new dog. This could be:
As a guide to what refund may be given in the case of a dog that has died, take the fee for the month after the refund application is received.
Month | Responsible dog owner status – first dog |
Responsible dog owner status – second and subsequent dogs |
Working dogs – first dog |
Working dogs – second and subsequent dogs |
July | $60.00 | $42.00 | $30.00 | $25.00 |
August | $55.00 | $38.00 | $27.00 | $23.00 |
September | $50.00 | $34.00 | $24.00 | $21.00 |
October | $45.00 | $30.00 | $21.00 | $19.00 |
November | $40.00 | $26.00 | $18.00 | $17.00 |
December | $35.00 | $22.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
January | $30.00 | $18.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 |
February | $25.00 | $14.00 | $9.00 | $11.00 |
March | $20.00 | $10.00 | $6.00 | $9.00 |
April | $15.00 | $6.00 | $3.00 | $7.00 |
May | $10.00 | $2.00 | $0.00 | $5.00 |
June | $5.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.00 |
Month | Spayed and neutered | Dangerous dogs – Un-neutered | Dangerous dogs – Neutered | Other dogs |
July | $83.00 | $141.00 | $124.00 | $94.00 |
August | $76.00 | $129.00 | $113.00 | $86.00 |
September | $69.00 | $117.00 | $102.00 | $78.00 |
October | $62.00 | $105.00 | $91.00 | $70.00 |
November | $55.00 | $93.00 | $80.00 | $62.00 |
December | $48.00 | $81.00 | $69.00 | $54.00 |
January | $41.00 | $69.00 | $58.00 | $46.00 |
February | $34.00 | $57.00 | $47.00 | $38.00 |
March | $27.00 | $45.00 | $36.00 | $30.00 |
April | $20.00 | $33.00 | $25.00 | $22.00 |
May | $13.00 | $21.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
June | $6.00 | $9.00 | $2.00 | $6.00 |
Fee | |
Pound fees - dogs Dogs cannot be released unless they are registered for the current year, so a registration fee will apply for all unregistered dogs impounded |
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Fee for the first impounding of any dog | $50.00 |
Fee for the second impounding of the same dog within 2 years of the first impounding | $80.00 |
Fee for the third or subsequent impounding of the same dog within 1 year of the second impounding | $120.00 |
Sustenance charge per day or part thereof | $10.00 |
Destruction and disposal charge for impounding dog | $53.00 |
Adopting a dog from the pound (appropriate registration fees will be charged over and above this fee) | $80.00 |
Pound fee - stock, per day (per impound, not per animal) | |
For every stallion (over 9 months old) | $50.00 |
For every gelding, mare, colt, filly or foal | $50.00 |
For every mule, ass or donkey | $50.00 |
For every bull (over 9 months old) | $50.00 |
For every steer, cow, heifer, or calf | $50.00 |
For every boar or sow (over 6 months old) | $50.00 |
For every other pig | $50.00 |
For every sheep or goat | $50.00 |
For every deer, llama, or alpaca | $50.00 |
Sustenance charge per day or part thereof | $5.00 |
These are fixed fees set by statute for a particular offence.
Section of the Act | Infringement offence summary | Maximum fee set under the Act |
18 | Wilful obstruction of dog control office(s) or dog ranger(s) | $750.00 |
19(2) | Failure or refusal to supply information or wilfully providing false particulars | $750.00 |
19A(2) | Failure to supply information or wilfully providing false particulars about the dog | $750.00 |
20(5) | Failure to comply with any bylaw authorised by section 20 of the Act | $300.00 |
23A(2) | Failure to undertake a dog owner education programme or dog obedience course (or both) | $300.00 |
24 | Failure to comply with the obligations of a probationary owner | $750.00 |
28(5) | Failure to comply with the effects of disqualification | $750.00 |
32(2) | Failure to comply with the effects of the classification of a dog as dangerous | $300.00 |
32(4) | The fraudulent sale or transfer of dangerous dog | $500.00 |
33EC(1) | Failure to comply with the effects of the classification of a dog as menacing | $300.00 |
33F(3) | Failure to advise a person of the muzzle and leashing requirements | $100.00 |
36(A)6 | Failure to implant microchip transponder in dog | $300.00 |
41 | False statement relating to dog registration | $750.00 |
41A | Falsely notifying the death of a dog | $750.00 |
42 | Failing to register a dog | $300.00 |
46(4) | Fraudulent procurement or attempting to procure replacement dog regulation labels or disc | $500.00 |
48(3) | Failure to advise a change of dog ownership | $100.00 |
49(4) | Failure to advise a change of address | $100.00 |
51(1) | Removal, swapping, or counterfeiting of registration labels or discs | $500.00 |
52A | Failure to keep dog controlled or confined | $200.00 |
53(1) | Failure to keep the dog under proper control | $200.00 |
54(2) | Failure to provide proper care and attention, to supply proper and sufficient food, water, and shelter, and to provide adequate exercise | $300.00 |
54A | Failure to carry a leash in public | $100.00 |
55(7) | Failure to comply with barking dog abatement notice | $200.00 |
62(4) | Allowing dogs known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled or unleashed | $300.00 |
62(5) | Failure to advise of the muzzle and leashing requirements | $100.00 |
72(2) | Releasing a dog from custody | $750.00 |
The Council animal management officers may issue warnings, or infringement offence notices for infringement offences as set out in Schedule 1 of the Dog Control Act 1996. For repeat offences, infringement offence notices are more likely.