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Administration and CommunityServicesAttachment 11. City of Bayswater Feedback forProposed Domestic Cat LegislationProposal for Domestic Cat Legislation 19 July 2010Page 1 of 7CITY OF BAYSWATERFEEDBACK INFORMATIONPROPOSED CAT LEGISLATION CONSULTATION PAPERPlease note: question numbers allocated from Feedback Paper.2. What identification methods do you support?Microchipping - YesTags and Collars – YesRationale:Microchipping is a method of identification that provides for life long identification of animals.Microchipping should only be supported if there is a standard chip type that is used throughout theState.3. When should compulsory identification be introduced?To all cats on introduction of the legislation including microchipping and Tags and Collars.This could be phased in over a 6 month period.Rationale:By differentiating between animals already alive and yet to be born, it would provide an increasedproof required by any investigating officer. Evidence would need to be obtained that established theage of the cat that would not apply if all cats were required to be identified. This effect could last forsome 15 – 20 years after the introduction of the legislation.Microchipping is a method of identification that provides for life long identification of animals.Microchipping should only be supported if there is a standard chip type that is used throughout theState.4. At what age should identification be required?3 Months.Rationale:This will provide that the Cat and Dog Act would require the registration of animals after the age ofthree months. This would reduce the risk of mixed messages in the community.5. Are there any other quantifiable costs and benefits associated with identification (microchipping,collars and tags),The costs associated with dogs currently impounded after being left abandoned is considerablein any community. By requiring the compulsory microchipping and registration tags reducesthe likelihood of an animal being abandoned.