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The South Burnett Regional Council’s annual dog blitz aims to track down unregistered dogs … last year it found 481 and fined 130 owners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cost of Council’s upcoming dog blitz in the South Burnett will be paid for by the fines and registration fees it recovers.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s monthly general meeting Councillors approved this year’s inspection program, which will start on Monday, June 10, and conclude on Friday, November 29.<\/p>\n

Inspectors will be going house to house across the region between 9:00am and 5:00pm on weekdays and\/or Saturdays, searching for unregistered dogs.<\/p>\n

The inspections will start with properties that have outstanding dog registrations before fanning out.<\/p>\n

Under the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, the owners of all dogs over the age of 12 weeks are required to register their animals with Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annual registration fees for dogs kept in South Burnett town areas range from $15.00 for pensioners with desexed, microchipped dogs up to $155.00 for entire dogs.<\/p>\n

Dogs in rural areas can be registered for between $9.00 and $25.00 per year.<\/p>\n

The only exemption is if a dog is defined as a \u201cworking dog\u201d and fulfils the requirements listed in the Act.<\/p>\n

To gain this exemption, owners must lodge a statutory declaration with Council and pay an $8.00 fee for a special tag.<\/p>\n

The Act aims to ensure effective management of dogs and promote responsible ownership and breeding, but the State Government has passed the obligation of enforcing the Act on to councils.<\/p>\n

During last year’s blitz, inspectors found between 20 and 30 unregistered dogs per day, which resulted in 481 new dog registrations. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It also meant 130 dog owners were fined $261 each for keeping unregistered dogs.<\/p>\n

There are currently about 4000 registered dogs in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

Council officers said the “churn rate” of dogs, ie. dogs that die or whose owners move out of the area, is about 1200 per year.<\/p>\n

This forces them to undertake regular inspection programs to keep records up-to-date.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s meeting, officers forecast that based on the results of the past two years’ blitzes, the cost of the latest crackdown will be offset by new registrations and fines.<\/p>\n

Footnote: South Burnett Regional Council put an end to cat registrations in October 2013 after the State Government amended the Act to make them non-compulsory.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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