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Administration and CommunityServicesAttachment 1Proposal for Domestic Cat Legislation 19 July 2010Page 2 of 71. City of Bayswater Feedback forProposed Domestic Cat LegislationAnd; will these proposals achieve the policy objectives?YesRationale:When animals are currently impounded an owner may choose to leave the animal to be destroyedbased on costs and penalties for any alleged offences relating to the animal. Compulsorymicrochipping would ensure that all owners of the cats collected may be identified through themicrochip.The policy objective is to reduce the number of cats being euthanaised. This should achieve thatdesired outcome.6. Is the existence of multiple microchip databases likely to cause a problem, and how can this beovercome?The current process for dog registrations requires that each Council hold a separate DogRegister. This is problematic when dogs are found, collected in another jurisdiction. Althoughnot significant, this problem could be overcome by providing regulations for the sharing of thisinformation, similar to the provisions of section 14(4) of the Dog Act 1976.Rationale:A Cat register maintained by the Local Authority would ensure that any revenue collected is directlyproportional to the number of domestic cats living in the district and the level of enforcement of thelegislation.7. Any other commentsThe City of Bayswater supports the introduction of Cat legislation subject to the State Governmentaddressing the issues raised.8. Do you support compulsory cat registration?YesRationale:Compulsory registration of cats would place a responsibility on the cat owner to comply withcommunity expectations relating to cat ownership. In the event cats are found abandoned, registrationwould reduce the number of cat owners denying ownership. Cat registrations would be required in theevent Cat legislation is introduced in order to fund the administration of the legislation.10. How long should the registration period be? (Can choose more than one)1 year or 3 years.Rationale:The registration process for cats and dogs could be combined. By ensuring that the process and feesare similar would mean that the community receives similar messages when registering both cats anddogs.