(1) The Council must—
(a) allocate a registration number to every dog or cat which is registered; and
(b) give or send to the owner a registration certificate in the form approved by the Council; and
S. 19(1)(c) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 13.
(c) issue to the owner of a registered cat or a registered dog, an identification marker which identifies, either directly or indirectly, the name of the Council and the registration number of the animal.
S. 19(2) substituted by No. 83/2001 s. 15, amended by Nos 103/2003 s. 5, 50/2005 s. 10.
(2) If a person is the owner of a dangerous dog, a menacing dog or a restricted breed dog, that person must ensure that the dog is implanted with a prescribed permanent identification device.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.