Town of Victoria Park Rangers deal with all dog issues under the Town's Dog Local Law 2000 and The Western Australian Dog Act 1976  ( available at www.slp.wa.gov.au).

DOG REGISTRATIONS

It is a statutory requirement of the Dog Act 1976, within the State of Western Australia, for all dogs over the age of three months to be registered with a Local Government Authority.

Registrations can not be made online but you can either download and print the forms on the right hand side of this page, request a registration form to be sent to you or visit the Town's Administration Centre at 99 Shepperton Road, Victoria Park to complete a registration form. In order to receive a discount for a sterilised dog, proof of sterilisation papers must be sighted.

*Pensioners are eligible for a 50%  discount on dog registrations.

* To receive a discount for a sterilised dog proof of sterilisation papers need to be sighted by an authorised officer

As well as registering your dog, you can ensure that a wandering animal can be safely returned to you by implanting an electronic microchip identification tag. An approved veterinarian will implant the chip, about the size of a grain of rice, just under the skin between the animal’s shoulder blades. The procedure takes less than a minute, is painless, and endorsed by the Australian Veterinary Association and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Details of the animal and its owner can then be retrieved on a local register retrieval system, as well as being kept on a national database for life.

MULTIPLE DOG APPLICATIONS

In the Town there is a limit of 2 dogs per property unless approval to keep multiple dogs is obtained from the Council.  On the far right you will find a copy of the multiple dog application form which needs to be completed and submitted with the application fee.  Ths application is subject to Council approval and an indepth assesment of the property and surrounding residents will be conducted before any approval is granted.

ENFORCEMENT / POUND OPERATIONS

Rangers patrol the Town and respond to complaints received relating to dogs that are unregistered, wandering, attacking people or animals and attend barking nuisance complaints.

Any dogs found wandering will be picked up and placed in the Town’s Dog Pound. The Town currently shares a pound with the City of South Perth which is located at the City of South Perth Municipal Depot at the corner of Thelma Street and Hayman Road. The Pound is open between 11.30am and 12.30pm daily Monday to Sunday.

Impounded dogs incur a $84.00 impounding fee plus a $20.00 per day sustenance fee payable before the dog is released. A registration fee is also required to be paid if the dog is unregistered.

In addition to paying an impound fee, dog owners may also be issued with infringement notices for any offences committed in relation to the Dog Act 1976.

If you have received an infringement and wish to pay it online click here: Pay an infringement

LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOG OWNERS

All dogs are required to wear a registration tag and also a disc showing the owner's name and address.

• Dog owners must ensure that fences on their property are capable of effectively confining the dog within the premises.
• When in a public place dogs must be held by a person able to control the dog on a lead no greater than 2 metres in length.
• Dogs being exercised in gazetted dog exercise areas within the Town may be exercised without a lead, as long as the person responsible for the dog is capable of controlling the dog and is carrying a leash with them at all times.
• Where the ownership of a dog is transferred or the owner moves house they are required to provide Council with details of either the name of the new owner or of their change of address in order to keep registration details up to date.

DANGEROUS DOGS AND RESTRICTED BREEDS

Particular dog breeds are restricted under The Dog (Restricted Breeds) Regulations 2002.

If you are thinking of purchasing a dog that may be a restricted breed or you already own a dog which may be a restricted breed, contact the Town's Ranger Department, your vet or the Department of Local Government & Regional Development for advice and assistance in the matter.

The Regulations include provisions for the enforcement of the following;

• Dogs to wear specified collars indicating a dangerous dog and property access points to display signs indicating a dangerous dog;

   

   

• Escape-proof and child-proof fencing;

   

   

• A requirement for the owner to leash and muzzle the dog while in public places;

   

   

• Persons in charge in public places must not be under 18;

   

   

• A maximum of two restricted dogs per person without a permit from the Council;

   

   

• Owners must be 18 or over;

   

   

• Compulsory notification of a prospective owner that the dog is a restricted breed dog;

   

   

• Compulsory notification to local government if the dog escapes, dies or there is a change of ownership; and

   

   

• Extra powers for seizure and destruction.