Number of dogs on a residential property

News: Number of dogs on a residential property

Council wishes to advise that the number of dogs on a residential property is limited to two.

Posted: Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Barkly Regional Council wishes to advise the following as per a resolution at the June Ordinary Council Meeting to take effect from 1 July 2018:

The maximum numbers of dogs on an unlicensed premise is limited to two dogs. All premises where three or more dogs are kept are required to be licensed as per the Tennant Creek (Control of Dogs) By-law. Council resolved that after seven (7) days in the pound, abandoned animals become property of the Council and can be managed in a manner deemed appropriate by the authorised officer.

For any further queries, please contact:

Scott Spurling Regional Animal & Environmental Health  Email to [email protected] Tel: 08 8962 0000 Letter to PO Box 821, Tennant Creek NT 0861