September 13, 2013
Amendments to the Animal Care and Protection Act announced by the State Government this week look like spelling an end to cat registrations in the South Burnett Regional Council area.
On Thursday, Agriculture Minister John McVeigh announced increased penalties for animal cruelty, a streamlining of the processes for making dangerous dog destruction orders, and the reversal of statewide mandatory cat registration.
This last piece of news came as a surprise to South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann who said he first heard about it at a Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils (WBBROC) meeting yesterday.
He said it was welcome news but would have to be processed by Council.
“I always thought the legislation was ridiculous,” he told southburnett.com.au today.
“It was another cost that we didn’t need, another onerous job put on council that we copped a lot of flak for.”
Mayor Kratzmann said repealing mandatory cat registrations was another piece of “common sense” coming from the State Government.
He said the recent changes to Liquor Licensing laws which had made it easier for community groups to hold events should also be applauded.
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