Cat Act 2011 (WA)

Western Australia Cat Act 2011 Western Australia Cat Act 2011 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Term used: owner 5 Part 2 — Registration, identification and sterilisation of cats Division 1 — Registration and tagging Subdivision 1 — Cats must be registered and tagged 5. Cats to be registered 6 6. Cats to wear tags 6 7. Interference with tag 7 Subdivision 2 — How to register a cat 8. Application for registration 7 9. Registration 7 10. Cancellation of registration 9 11. Registration numbers, certificates and tags 9 12. Register of cats 9 13. Notice to be given of certain decisions made under this Subdivision 10 Division 2 — Microchipping 14. Cats to be microchipped 10 15. Microchip implanter to give information to microchip database company 11 16. Microchip database company's obligations 11 17. Interference with microchips 11 Division 3 — Sterilisation 18. Cats to be sterilised 11 19. Identifying as sterilised a cat that is not sterilised 12 20. Notice of sterilisation to be given to microchip database company 12 21. Certificate of sterilisation to be given 12 Division 4 — Transfer of ownership of cats 22. Terms used 13 23. Transfer of ownership of cats 13 24. Notice to be given of transfer of cat 14 Division 5 — Changes to recorded information 25. Notice to be given of changes to recorded information 14 Part 3 — Management of cats Division 1 — Cat control notices 26. Cat control notice may be given to cat owner 15 Division 2 — Seizing cats 27. Cats may be seized 15 28. Disposing of seized cats 16 Division 3 — Dealing with cats at cat management facilities 29. Application of Division 16 30. Obligation to identify a cat's owner 16 31. Cat owner liable to pay costs to cat management facility 16 32. Notice to be given to cat's owner, if identified 17 33. Operator of cat management facility may have cat microchipped and sterilised 18 34. Dealing with unidentified and unclaimed cats 18 Division 4 — Breeding of cats Subdivision 1 — Restrictions on breeding cats 35. Only approved cat breeders may breed cats 19 Subdivision 2 — Becoming an approved cat breeder 36. Application for approval to breed cats 20 37. Approval to breed cats 20 38. Cancellation of approval to breed cats 21 39. Certificate to be given to approved cat breeder 21 40. Notice to be given of certain decisions made under this Subdivision 22 Division 5 — Miscellaneous 41. Cats not to be offered as prizes 22 Part 4 — Administration and enforcement Division 1 — Administration 42. Administration by local governments 23 43. Places to be regarded as within district 23 Division 2 — Delegations 44. Delegation by local government 24 45. Delegation by CEO of local government 24 46. Other matters relevant to delegations under this Division 25 47. Register of, and review of, delegations 25 Division 3 — Authorised persons Subdivision 2 — Particular powers of authorised persons 49. Authorised person may cause a cat to be destroyed 26 50. Persons found committing breach of Act to give name on demand 26 51. Power to enter premises 27 52. General powers of authorised person 28 53. Act does not derogate from powers of police officers 29 54. Obstruction 29 Subdivision 3 — Warrants 55. Grounds for a search warrant 29 56. Grounds for a warrant to seize cat 29 57. Application for warrant 30 58. Form of warrant 30 59. Effect of warrant 30 60. Execution of warrant 30 Division 4 — Infringement notices 61. Terms used 30 62. Giving an infringement notice 31 63. Content of infringement notice 31 64. Extension of time 32 65. Withdrawal of notice 32 66. Benefit of paying modified penalty 32 67. Application of penalties collected 33 Division 5 — Objections and review 68. When this Division applies 33 69. Objection may be lodged 33 70. Dealing with objection 34 71. Review of decisions 34 72. Suspension of effect of some decisions 35 Division 6 — Legal proceedings 73. Prosecutions 36 74. Additional court orders 36 75. Evidentiary matters 37 Part 5 — Subsidiary legislation Division 1 — Regulations 76. General regulations 39 77. Regulations that operate as local laws 39 78. Provisions about regulations 40 Division 2 — Local laws 79. Local laws 40 80. Places outside district 41 81. Inconsistency with written laws 42 82. Local laws may adopt codes etc. 42 83. Model local laws 43 84. Creating offences and prescribing penalties 43 Part 6 — Miscellaneous 85. False or misleading information 44 86. Review of Act 44 Part 7 — Transitional provisions 87. Transitional provision for Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019 45 88. Transitional provision for the Dog Amendment (Stop Puppy Farming) Act 2021 45 Notes Compilation table 47 Uncommenced provisions table 47 Defined terms Western Australia Cat Act 2011 An Act to — * provide for the control and management of cats; and * promote and encourage the responsible ownership of cats, and for related matters. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: