Gladstone Regional Council is continuing its Animal Inspection Program, which helps keep our community safe and supports responsible pet ownership across the region.
Each year, Council officers visit neighbourhoods to check that dogs are registered and microchipped in line with the Animal Management Act 2008 and Council’s Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2011.
The inspection program take place between 1 February until 31 July.
During the program, officers may identify dogs that are not currently registered.
In these cases, owners will receive a notice and will have 14 days to register their pet, with no fine applied during this period.
If registration is not completed within the 14day timeframe, the fine for keeping an unregistered animal is $333 and if the animal remains unregistered after this, the fine increases to $834.
Continued failure to register will result in the animal being seized by Council at the owner’s expense.
Pet owners are reminded that paying a fine does not include the cost of registration, which must still be completed by the date listed on the notice.
