Dog Fees & Registration

Fees

Council is to set their own fee structure reflecting the costs of Dog Management control. It is expected that dog owners pay a reasonable portion of the costs incurred by Council.

1. The entire system of Dog Control throughout the municipality is the ability of Council Officers to identify a dog's owner via the dog registration system which is a vital link needed to enforce the regulations and provisions of the Dog Control Act 2000.
2. All dogs six months of age or over are required to be registered.
3. The Sorell Council will continue to provide reduced registration fees for desexed dogs in order to reduce the instances of unwanted or abandoned dogs and substantially reduced fees for persons registering their dog before 31st July.
4. A discount will also be offered to pensioners for one dog only, any other dog incurs standard registration fees.
5. All relevant fees will be reviewed annually. The Sorell Council will take into consideration other Council's proposed fee structure to ensure all related dog fees maintain a level of consistency.
6. The Sorell Council will transfer dog registrations from other Tasmanian Council's at no cost to the dog owner, provided the registration is for the same registration period.
7. All dogs impounded will incur a $10.00 impounding fee and a $10.00 maintenance fee for every day impounded. An infringement notice will be issued in accordance with the Dog Control Act 2000 Section 16(1) "Failure to ensure a dog is not at large" - Penalty $120.00.

Registration Fees 2008/2009

Pursuant to Section 9(2)(a)(b) of the Dog Control Act 2000 registration fees for the 2008/2009 period are as follows:

• Each male or female dog
  When paid by 31 July - $53.00, Thereafter -$69.00
  
• Each desexed dog
  When paid by 31 July - $17.00, Thereafter - $20.00
  
• Dog owned by Pensioner (one dog only)
  When paid by 31 July - $16.00, Thereafter- $20.00
  
• Each working dog
  When paid by 31 July - $19.00, Thereafter -$36.00
  
• Guide Dogs
  No charge
  
• Purebred dogs (kept for breeding whose owner is the holder of a current stud prefix recognised by the TCA of Tasmania)
  When paid by 31 July - $30.00, Thereafter- $34.00
  
• Greyhounds registered with the Tasmanian Greyhound Racing Board
  When paid by 31 July - $30.00, Thereafter -$36.00

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Kennel Licences

Where a person keeps more than two dogs (or, in the case of working dogs, 4 dogs) on any property they must apply to Council for a Kennel Licence.

A notice of intention to apply for a kennel licence must be published in the public notices section of the Mercury Newspaper on any day except Sunday in the prescribed format.

Any person residing or owning land within 200 metres of the boundary of the property to which a licence relates may object to the granting of the licence within 14 days after the notice is published.

The objection is to be in writing and set out the reasons for the objection.

How will Council Process the Application?
Council cannot consider the application until twenty eight (28) days after the publication of the "Notice of Intention to Apply for Kennel Licence". A Council Officer will inspect the property including all kennels and yards. The application will not be considered until all dogs kept on the property are registered.

Click here to download the Kennel Licence Renewal Application Form - 4 kb

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