Cats
Responsible Cat Ownership
Legislative Requirements
Registration
Lost Cats
Found Cats
Nuisance Cats
Responsible Cat Ownership
• All cats must be microchipped from the time the cat is 12 weeks old or earlier if they are sold or given away
• All cats born after 1 July 1999 must be Lifetime Registered by the time they are 6 months of age or when they are sold or given away
• If your cat was born before 1 July 1999 it must have either a collar and an identification tag or be microchipped
• Desexing your cat will prevent unwanted kittens and minimise cat population problems, excessive roaming and unwanted Cat territorial behaviour
• Protect native animals by attaching two bells to your cats collar and keeping your cat inside between dusk and dawn and monitoring your cats activities during the day
• If you go on holidays ensure that you make arrangements for a responsible person to stay with your cat or place your cat in a boarding facility.
Legislative Requirements
In accordance with the Companion Animals Act 1998, as amended by the Companion Animals Amendment Act 2005.
NSW Companion Animals Act 1998 (document link - http://bar.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caa1998174/)
NSW Companion Animals Regulation 1999 (document link - http://bar.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/car1999265/)
• All cats must be microchipped from the time the cat is 12 weeks old or earlier if they are sold or given away
• All cats born after 1 July 1999 must be Lifetime Registered by the time they are 6 months of age or when they are sold or given away
• If your cat was born before 1 July 1999 it must have either a collar and an identification tag or be microchipped
• All cats when outside their property must wear a collar and identification tag or microchip
• All cats are prohibited from being within 10 metres of a food preparation/consumption areas (meaning any public place, or part of a public place, that is within 10 metres of any apparatus provided in that public place or part for the preparation of food for human consumption or for the consumption of food by humans)
• All cats are prohibited from Wildlife protection areas (meaning any public place or any part of a public place set apart by the local authority for the protection of wildlife and in which the local authority ordered that cats are prohibited for the purposes of the protection of wildlife and in which, or near the boundaries of which, there are conspicuously exhibited by the local authority at reasonable intervals notices to the effect that cats are prohibited in or on that public place)
Registration
Under the Companion Animals Act, all owners of puppies and kittens must take two steps to provide lifetime protection for their pet.
These 'two steps' will help return your pet to you if it is lost, hurt or stolen. Once microchipped and registered, your pet is protected for life.
Step 1
Microchip your pet
Vets, animal welfare organisations and other authorised people can microchip your cat or dog.
Step 2
Lifetime registration can be done at any local council. All NSW Councils are connected to the statewide Register.
When you register you will need:
- A certificate of microchipping or a letter from your vet
- Proof of desexing from your vet or a statutory declaration
- Any documents which entitle you to a discount
Once only registration Fee
|
Registration Type
|
Registration Fee
|
| Desexed cat or dog |
$40 |
| Desexed cat or dog owned by a pensioner |
$15 |
| Entire (undesexed) cat or dog |
$150 |
| Entire cat or dog owned by a registered breeder |
$40 |
| Assistance dogs |
Free |
Lost Cats
If you have lost your cat please contact Council’s citizen service centre on Ph 93679222 to lodge a report. You will be asked to provide a detailed description of your cats colour, breed, gender, whether he/she is wearing a collar, is he/she microchipped etc.
Please ensure your details on your cat’s microchip are correct and up to date.
Leichhardt Council will only accept cats seized that have been seized by residents in accordance to Council’s cat seizure policy and the relevant legislation.
Cats seized in accordance with Council’s cat seizure policy and relevant legislation may be impounded at;
Sydney Dogs Home
77 Edward Street, Carlton.
Ph 95879611
Fax 95889569
Website - http://www.sydneydogshome.org/
Email – mail@sydneydogshome.org
Opening Hours Viewing Hours
Mon – Fri – 9am – 4pm Dogs – 9am – 1pm Daily
Sat – Sun – 9am – 3pm Cats – 9am – 3pm Daily
Please contact Sydney Dogs Home regularly to check if your cat has been impounded. You may also visit their website where a listed of recently impounded cats can be viewed. Council recommends you personally visit the pound regularly also.
Council also recommends you consider taking the following action;
• Contact your local Veterinary Hospitals in the area and adjoining areas
• Contact and visit the RSPCA (ph 97707555) and/or the Animal Welfare League (Ph96069333)
• Place an Ad in the local paper
• Speak to your local shop owner about placing an Ad in their shop
• Speak to your neighbours and ask them to search their premises, inside sheds, under the house etc
NOTE: Please remember to notify the applicable persons when you have found your cat.
Found Cats
If you have found a cat please contact Council’s Citizen Service Centre on Ph 9367-9222.
Unlike dogs, cats are not prohibited to roam the streets.
Leichhardt Council will only accept cats that have been seized by residents in accordance to Council’s cat seizure policy and in accordance with the relevant legislation.
Nuisance Cats
If you believe a cat is being a nuisance and you can identify the cat’s owner, please contact Council Citizen Service Centre on Ph 9367-9222.