Victorian Numbered Acts

ANIMALS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ANIMAL CARE) ACT 2007 (NO. 65 OF 2007)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE DOMESTIC (FERAL AND NUISANCE) ANIMALS ACT 1994

   3.      Change of title of Act  
   4.      Purpose amended  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Penalty increases for failure to register or renew registration of dog or cat  
   7.      Council may refuse to register dogs and cats unless desexed  
   8.      Registration of dangerous and restricted breed dogs  
   9.      References to conviction removed  
   10.     Dogs and cats on private property without permission  
   11.     References to conviction removed  
   12.     Section 29 substituted  
   13.     References to conviction removed  
   14.     Council may declare a dog to be dangerous  
   15.     Reference to conviction removed  
   16.     Declaration that a dog is a menacing dog  
   17.     Reference to conviction removed  
   18.     Limitation on ownership of restricted breed dogs  
   19.     Reference to conviction removed  
   20.     Revocation or suspension of registration of animal shelter or pound by Minister  
   21.     Non-compliance with code of practice an offence  
   22.     Amendment to Part 4A heading  
   23.     Section 63B substituted  
   24.     Section 63C substituted  
   25.     Requirements to keep and maintain records  
   26.     Heading to Part 7 substituted  
   27.     Division heading omitted  
   28.     Powers of authorised officers  
   29.     Substitution of Division 2 of Part 7  
   30.     Substitution for Division 3 of Part 7  
   31.     Substitution of section 85  
   32.     Penalties to be paid for offences under infringement notices  
   33.     New Part heading inserted  
   34.     Amendment of Division heading  
   35.     Evidentiary provisions  
   36.     Repeal of Division 4A of Part 7  

           Division 4A--of Part 7 of the Domestic (Feral and Nuisance) Animals Act 1994 is repealed.

   37.     Amendment of Division heading  
   38.     Substitution of Division heading  
   39.     Review of decisions by VCAT  
   40.     Substitution of Division heading  
   41.     Regulations  
   42.      Section 102 substituted  
   43.     Section 103 substituted  
   44.     Further amendments to the Domestic (Feral and Nuisance) Animals Act 1994  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPOUNDING OF LIVESTOCK ACT 1994

   45.     Purposes amended  
   46.     Definitions  
   47.     New Division heading inserted  
   48.     New heading inserted in section 5  
   49.     New section 5A inserted  
   50.     General duty of persons who impound livestock  
   51.     Substitution of section 7  
   52.     Duties of authorised officer of council  
   53.     New section 8A inserted  
   54.     Duties of owners and occupiers of land  
   55.     Owners and occupiers of land to deliver livestock to pound  
   56.     Procedure where owner claims livestock from owner or occupier of land  
   57.     Duties of authorised officer who impounds livestock on Crown land  
   58.     Duties of officer of Roads Corporation  
   59.     Duties of person authorised by relevant corporation  
   60.     Duties of councils to notify owners  
   61.     Release of livestock from pound  
   62.     New Division 2 of Part 2 and new sections 16A and 16B inserted  
   63.     Livestock to be held for 7 days  
   64.     New section 17A inserted  
   65.     Sale of unclaimed livestock  
   66.     Disposal of livestock  
   67.     Power of authorised officer of council to destroy impounded livestock in certain circumstances  
   68.     Amendment to Part heading  
   69.     New sections 25A and 25B inserted  
   70.     Substitution of Part heading  
   71.     Proceedings in the Magistrates' Court  
   72.     New headings inserted  
   73.     Application of money recovered under this Act  
   74.     New section 33A inserted  
   75.     New Division 2 inserted in Part 6  
   76.     Section 34 substituted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986

   77.     Definitions  
   78.     Consequential amendments and repeals  
   79.     Definitions  
   80.     Acts of cruelty  
   81.     Penalty for aggravated cruelty  
   82.     Insertion of new section 11A  
   83.     Serious offences  
   84.     Penalty for having custody of animals in contravention of interstate orders  
   85.     Penalty for baiting and luring  
   86.     Penalty for trap shooting  
   87.     Substitution of section 15  
   88.     Penalty for dogs on moving vehicles  
   89.     Insertion of new sections 15B and 15C  
   90.     Substitution of Division 2 of Part 2  
   91.     Substitution of heading  
   92.     Certain persons to be general inspectors  
   93.     Change of reference to inspectors  
   94.     Change of reference to inspectors  
   95.     Substitution of sections  
   96.      Insertion of new definition of animal in Part 3  
   97.     Penalties for carrying out scientific procedures without licence  
   98.     Penalties for carrying out scientific procedures outside scientific premises  
   99.     Penalties for breeding animals for use in scientific procedures  
   100.    Penalties for failure to comply with conditions applying to scientific procedures  
   101.    Penalties for failure to comply with field work conditions  
   102.    Penalties for failure to comply with conditions on specified animals breeding licence  
   103.    Penalties for carrying out certain procedures  
   104.    Consequential repeal of section  
   105.     Delegation  
   106.    Liability for offences  
   107.    Insertion of new sections 41AA, 41AB and 41AC  
   108.    Regulation making powers  
   109.    Amendment of reference  
   110.    Further amendment of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986  

   PART 5--AMENDMENTS TO THE OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973

   111.    Functions and jurisdiction  
   112.    Procedure relating to investigations  

   PART 6--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   113.    Repeal of Act  
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