Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts If the operator of a
cat management facility knows the identity of the owner of a cat kept at the
facility then the operator is to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the
owner of the cat is notified in writing —
(a) of
the name and address of the cat management facility where the cat is being
kept; and
(b) that
the cat may be re-housed, offered for sale or destroyed if the cat is not
reclaimed by its owner within the holding period specified in the notice (that
is not to be less than 7 working days from the notice being given); and
(c) of
the costs that the owner may be liable for under section 31; and
(d)
where relevant, that under section 33 —
(i)
the cat is to be microchipped, unless it is proved to the
satisfaction of the operator, within the holding period specified in the
notice, that the cat is exempt from microchipping as referred to in
section 14(2);
(ii)
that the cat is to be sterilised, unless it is proved to
the satisfaction of the operator, within the holding period specified in the
notice, that the cat is exempt from sterilisation as referred to in
section 18(2).
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.