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CAT ACT 2011


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Term used: owner

   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.      Cats to wear tags
            
   7.      Interference with tag

              Subdivision 2 -- How to register a cat  

   8.      Application for registration
            
   9.      Registration
            
   10.     Cancellation of registration
            
   11.     Registration numbers, certificates and tags
            
   12.     Register of cats
            
   13.     Notice to be given of certain decisions made under this Subdivision

           Division 2 -- Microchipping  

   14.     Cats to be microchipped
            
   15.     Microchip implanter to give information to microchip database company
            
   16.     Microchip database company’s obligations
            
   17.     Interference with microchips

           Division 3 -- Sterilisation  

   18.     Cats to be sterilised
            
   19.     Identifying as sterilised a cat that is not sterilised
            
   20.     Notice of sterilisation to be given to microchip database company
            
   21.     Certificate of sterilisation to be given

           Division 4 -- Transfer of ownership of cats  

   22.     Terms used
            
   23.     Transfer of ownership of cats
            
   24.     Notice to be given of transfer of cat

           Division 5 -- Changes to recorded information  

   25.     Notice to be given of changes to recorded information

   PART 3 -- Management of cats

           Division 1 -- Cat control notices  

   26.     Cat control notice may be given to cat owner

           Division 2 -- Seizing cats  

   27.     Cats may be seized
            
   28.     Disposing of seized cats

           Division 3 -- Dealing with cats at cat management facilities  

   29.     Application of Division
            
   30.     Obligation to identify a cat’s owner
            
   31.     Cat owner liable to pay costs to cat management facility
            
   32.     Notice to be given to cat’s owner, if identified
            
   33.     Operator of cat management facility may have cat microchipped and sterilised
            
   34.     Dealing with unidentified and unclaimed cats

           Division 4 -- Breeding of cats

              Subdivision 1 -- Restrictions on breeding cats  

   35.     Only approved cat breeders may breed cats

              Subdivision 2 -- Becoming an approved cat breeder  

   36.     Application for approval to breed cats
            
   37.     Approval to breed cats
            
   38.     Cancellation of approval to breed cats
            
   39.     Certificate to be given to approved cat breeder
            
   40.     Notice to be given of certain decisions made under this Subdivision

           Division 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   41.     Cats not to be offered as prizes

   PART 4 -- Administration and enforcement

           Division 1 -- Administration  

   42.     Administration by local governments
            
   43.     Places to be regarded as within district

           Division 2 -- Delegations  

   44.     Delegation by local government
            
   45.     Delegation by CEO of local government
            
   46.     Other matters relevant to delegations under this Division
            
   47.     Register of, and review of, delegations

           Division 3 -- Authorised persons

              Subdivision 2 -- Particular powers of authorised persons  

   49.     Authorised person may cause a cat to be destroyed
            
   50.     Persons found committing breach of Act to give name on demand
            
   51.     Power to enter premises
            
   52.     General powers of authorised person
            
   53.     Act does not derogate from powers of police officers
            
   54.     Obstruction

              Subdivision 3 -- Warrants  

   55.     Grounds for a search warrant
            
   56.     Grounds for a warrant to seize cat
            
   57.     Application for warrant
            
   58.     Form of warrant
            
   59.     Effect of warrant
            
   60.     Execution of warrant

           Division 4 -- Infringement notices  

   61.     Terms used
            
   62.     Giving an infringement notice
            
   63.     Content of infringement notice
            
   64.     Extension of time
            
   65.     Withdrawal of notice
            
   66.     Benefit of paying modified penalty
            
   67.     Application of penalties collected

           Division 5 -- Objections and review  

   68.     When this Division applies
            
   69.     Objection may be lodged
            
   70.     Dealing with objection
            
   71.     Review of decisions
            
   72.     Suspension of effect of some decisions

           Division 6 -- Legal proceedings  

   73.     Prosecutions
            
   74.     Additional court orders
            
   75.     Evidentiary matters

   PART 5 -- Subsidiary legislation

           Division 1 -- Regulations  

   76.      General regulations
            
   77.      Regulations that operate as local laws
            
   78.     Provisions about regulations

           Division 2 -- Local laws  

   79.     Local laws
            
   80.     Places outside district
            
   81.     Inconsistency with written laws
            
   82.     Local laws may adopt codes etc.
            
   83.     Model local laws
            
   84.     Creating offences and prescribing penalties

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   85.     False or misleading information
            
   86.     Review of Act

   PART 7 -- Transitional provisions  

   87.     Transitional provision for Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2019
            
   88.     Transitional provision for the Dog Amendment (Stop Puppy Farming) Act 2021
            
           Uncommenced provisions table
           Defined terms


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