Dog Control Amendment Order 2012
I make the following order under section 15A(2)(b) of the Dog Control Act 2000 .
23 October 2012BRYAN GREEN
Minister for Local Government
This order may be cited as the Dog Control Amendment Order 2012 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
In this order, the Dog Control Order 2011 is referred to as the Principal Order.
4. Clause 5 amended (Exemption for hunting dogs)
Clause 5 of the Principal Order is amended by omitting subclause (1) and substituting the following subclause:(1) In this clause –approved hunting dog means –(a) on or before 31 December 2012, a hunting dog that has been tattooed by an approved organisation with a tattoo that identifies the dog as being part of that organisation; and(b) on or after 1 January 2013, a hunting dog that is less than 12 months old and has been tattooed by an approved organisation with a tattoo that identifies the dog as being part of that organisation.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 7 November 2012
This order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order amends the Dog Control Order 2011 by amending the definition of "approved hunting dog", with the result that a slightly different type of hunting dog is exempt from the requirement to be implanted with an approved microchip in accordance with the Dog Control Act 2000 .