Version No. 065 Domestic Animals Act 1994 No. 81 of 1994 Version incorporating amendments as at 16 June 2015 The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to promote animal welfare, the responsible ownership of dogs and cats and the protection of the environment by providing for— (a) a scheme to protect the community and the environment from feral and nuisance dogs and cats; and (b) a registration and identification scheme for dogs and cats which recognises and promotes responsible ownership; and (c) the identification and control of dangerous S. 1(c) substituted by dogs, menacing dogs and restricted breed No. 65/2007 dogs; and s. 4(a). (d) a registration scheme for domestic animal businesses which promotes the maintenance of standards of those businesses; and (e) matters related to the boarding of dogs and cats; and (ea) the regulation of the permanent identification S. 1(ea) inserted by of dogs, cats, horses and other animals; and No. 65/2007 s. 4(b).
Version No. 065 Domestic Animals Act 1994 No. 81 of 1994 Version incorporating amendments as at 16 June 2015 The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to promote animal welfare, the responsible ownership of dogs and cats and the protection of the environment by providing for— (a) a scheme to protect the community and the environment from feral and nuisance dogs and cats; and (b) a registration and identification scheme for dogs and cats which recognises and promotes responsible ownership; and S. 1(c) substituted by No. 65/2007 s. 4(a). (c) the identification and control of dangerous dogs, menacing dogs and restricted breed dogs; and (d) a registration scheme for domestic animal businesses which promotes the maintenance of standards of those businesses; and (e) matters related to the boarding of dogs and cats; and S. 1(ea) inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 4(b). (ea) the regulation of the permanent identification of dogs, cats, horses and other animals; and
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