{"id":331108,"date":"2023-04-19T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T10:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=331108"},"modified":"2023-04-19T21:05:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:05:42","slug":"taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Taskforce To Crack Down On Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>
Agriculture Minister Mark Furner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 19, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.<\/p>\n

An Animal Management Taskforce will consider increased penalties for owners of dogs that cause harm, bans on restricted breeds and the development of a community education program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The taskforce is made up of Council representatives, the Local Government Association of Queensland and senior Department of Agriculture and Fisheries officers.<\/p>\n

It will undertake a targeted review of the Animal Management (Cats & Dogs) Act 2008.<\/p>\n

The proposed changes include a sliding scale of penalties depending on the severity of the attack, including jail for owners responsible for dogs that kill or cause grievous bodily harm to a person.<\/p>\n

Other proposals to encourage responsible dog ownership include on-the-spot fines for off-the-leash dogs and a statewide ban on dog breeds which have been prohibited for import into Australia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The taskforce will also consider actions suggested by councils, including the fast-tracking of decisions on the future of seized dangerous animals, a centralised database for microchipping details, extra enforcement provisions for unregistered and unmicrochipped animals and repeat offenders, and improved powers for council officers.<\/p>\n

Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said better owner education was also critical to reducing dog bites.<\/p>\n

Eighty per cent of bites occur in the home, with a majority of those by a dog that a person owns or is known to them.<\/p>\n

A community education program targeted at children and dog owners has been proposed to the taskforce to combat this.<\/p>\n

A paper detailing the proposed changes to the Act will be prepared for public consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":309949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nTaskforce To Crack Down On Dogs - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Taskforce To Crack Down On Dogs - southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-19T10:19:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-19T11:05:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/markfurner-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Anne Miller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Anne Miller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/\",\"name\":\"Taskforce To Crack Down On Dogs - southburnett.com.au\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-19T10:19:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-19T11:05:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\"},\"description\":\"The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/\",\"name\":\"southburnett.com.au\",\"description\":\"Kingaroy and South Burnett News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae\",\"name\":\"Anne Miller\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/anne-miller\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Taskforce To Crack Down On Dogs - southburnett.com.au","description":"The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Taskforce To Crack Down On Dogs - southburnett.com.au","og_description":"The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.","og_url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/","og_site_name":"southburnett.com.au","article_published_time":"2023-04-19T10:19:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-04-19T11:05:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/markfurner-300x200.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Anne Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Anne Miller","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/","name":"Taskforce To Crack Down On Dogs - southburnett.com.au","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-04-19T10:19:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-19T11:05:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae"},"description":"The State Government is considering tough new penalties for dog owners in the wake of recent tragedies.","inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/04\/19\/taskforce-to-crack-down-on-dogs\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/","name":"southburnett.com.au","description":"Kingaroy and South Burnett News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/d43a5027bdddc95f54e9c6274d8a57ae","name":"Anne Miller","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/anne-miller\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331118,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331108\/revisions\/331118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}