Dog Fines

Under the Dog Control Act 1996 dog owners may be prosecuted for specified offences or may be issued with an infringement notice fee if they, or their dogs(s) are found committing specific offences.

Infringement offence notices carry a fixed penalty that are outlined below:

Wilful obstruction of dog control officer or ranger

$750

Failure or refusal to supply information or wilfully providing false particulars

$750

Failure to supply information or wilfully providing false particulars about dog

$750

Failure to comply with any bylaw authorised by the section

$300

Failure to undertake dog owner education programme or dog obedience course (or both)

$300

Failure to comply with obligations of probationary owner

$750

Failure to comply with effects of disqualification

$750

Failure to comply with effects of classification of dog as dangerous dog

$300

Fraudulent sale or transfer of dangerous dog

$500

Failure to comply with effects of classification of dog as menacing dog

$300

Failure to advise person of muzzle and leashing requirements

$100

Failure to implant microchip transponder in dog

$300

False statement relating to dog registration

$750

Falsely notifying death of dog

$750

Failure to register dog

$300

Fraudulent procurement or attempt to procure replacement dog registration label or disc         

$500

Failure to advise change of dog ownership

$100

Failure to advise change of address

$100

Removal, swapping, or counterfeiting of registration label or disc

$500

Failure to keep dog controlled or confined

$200

Failure to keep dog under control

$200

Failure to provide proper care and attention, to supply proper and sufficient food, water, and shelter, and to provide adequate exercise

$300

Failure to carry leash in public

$100

Failure to comply with barking dog abatement notice

$200

Allowing dog known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled or unleashed

$300

Failure to advise of muzzle and leashing requirements

$100

Releasing dog from custody

$750

 


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