Dog Control Act 1996

Registration and registration fees

34: Dogs register

You could also call this:

"A list of all dogs in an area, with details about each dog and its owner."

The council keeps a list of all dogs registered in its area. You can find the following information about each dog on this list: the owner's name, date of birth, and address, the address where the dog lives, and a description of the dog. The list also includes details like the dog's age, breed, and colour.

The council's list has information about whether a dog is a working dog, a dangerous dog as stated in section 31, or a menacing dog as stated in section 33A or section 33C. It also notes the dog's sex and whether it has been neutered. The list includes a description of any tattoo or microchip the dog has, and its registration number.

The council can put other information about dogs on the list, even if they are not currently registered. This includes dogs that used to be registered or dogs that are thought to be living in the area. You can register your dog at special places in the council's district, and sometimes outside the district.

When you register your dog, you get a label or disc with a number on it and the council's name. There are special collars, labels, or discs for dogs that do not need to have a microchip, as stated in section 36(1A). You can buy dog collars at the registration places. The council can also put the information directly into a national database, as mentioned in section 35A.

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34Dogs register

  1. Every territorial authority shall keep a register of all dogs registered with it under this Act.

  2. The register shall contain the following information in respect of each dog:

  3. the full name, date of birth, and address of the owner of the dog:
    1. the address at which the dog is ordinarily kept:
      1. a description of the dog, which may include the breed, colour, and any distinguishing marks:
        1. the age of the dog:
          1. whether the dog is a working dog within the meaning of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of working dog in section 2:
            1. whether the dog is classified as a dangerous dog under section 31:
              1. whether the dog is classified as a menacing dog under section 33A or section 33C and the relevant provision under which the classification is made:
                1. the sex of the dog, including whether the dog is neutered or not:
                  1. a description of any tattoo, or the unique identifier of any microchip transponder, that provides permanent identification of the dog:
                    1. the registration number of the collar, label, or disc issued for that dog:
                      1. such other relevant information as the territorial authority considers necessary for the purposes of this Act.
                        1. A territorial authority may include in the register any information referred to in subsection (2) in relation to any dog—

                        2. that has previously been, but is not currently, registered with it; or
                          1. that is known or believed to be kept in its district.
                            1. The territorial authority shall provide a sufficient number of places in its district, and, if necessary outside its district, at which dogs may be registered.

                            2. There must be kept at every place of registration—

                            3. a supply of labels or discs numbered consecutively and marked with the name of the district and the year for which they are issued; and
                              1. a supply of specially marked collars, labels, or discs identifying dogs exempt from microchip implantation under section 36(1A).
                                1. There shall also be kept for sale at every place of registration a supply of dog collars.

                                2. A territorial authority may comply with this section by entering the required information directly into the national dog control information database referred to in section 35A.

                                Compare
                                • 1982 No 42 s 35(1)–(3), (6), (7)
                                Notes
                                • Section 34(2)(a): amended, on , by section 15(1) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
                                • Section 34(2)(da): inserted, on , by section 15(2) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
                                • Section 34(2)(ea): inserted, on , by section 22(1) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).
                                • Section 34(2)(g): substituted, on , by section 22(2) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 119).
                                • Section 34(2A): inserted, on , by section 15(3) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
                                • Section 34(4): substituted, on , by section 15(4) of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 23).
                                • Section 34(6): substituted, on , by section 13 of the Dog Control Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 61).