Registering your dog
New microchip laws came into effect on 1 July 2006. All dogs first registered on or after 01 July 2006 need to be chipped. Working dogs are exempt from micro-chipping by law. Council's Compliance Officers are available to microchip your dog for a small fee (see Fees and Charges). Contact Council to make an appointment. For Council contact details please go to this link.
This is a simple procedure taking only minutes and is crucial if your dog gets lost or stolen. Many dogs have been returned to their owners after long periods of time because a Compliance Officer or Veterinarian has been able to locate an owner through the owners details attached to the microchip. Microchips inserted in animals are not are not loaded with a GPS, they simply have a sequence of numbers that when put into the National Dog Database will reveal the owner's contact details and a description of the dog.
Deceased dogs
If a registered dog dies, a refund will be made on request:
- where the dog dies before the start of the registration year, the full fee will be refunded
- where the dog dies during the year, one twelfth of the annual fee for each complete month remaining after the date of the application.