Ranger Services Information Sheet 7
Responsible cat ownership
Local law
The Town of Bassendean has a local law to control the number of cats kept on a premise.
The Town also promotes responsible cat ownership, including encouraging cat owners to have their cats sterilised and requesting they keep their cats inside at night to reduce cat nuisances.
Keeping more than two cats
You need to obtain a permit to keep more than two cats. Contact the Ranger Service on 9377 7480 for more information.
Responsible cat ownership checklist
- Keep your cat confined to your property, especially at night.
- Ensure your cat is easily identifiable with a collar and a name tag.
- Microchip your cat.
- Sterilise your cat.
- Vaccinate your cat.
Penalties
It will cost you a $100 if you have more than 2 cats without a permit and/or if it is proved your cat causes a nuisance.
'nuisance' means if a cat:
- is injurious or dangerous to the health of any person or domestic or Australian indigenous animal or is in the opinion of an authorised officer likely to be injurious or dangerous to the health of any person or domestic or Australia indigenous animal
- creates a noise which persistently occurs or continues to a degree or extent which in the opinion of an authorised person, and has or could have a disturbing effect on the state of reasonable physical, mental, or social well-being of a person, or
- behaves in a manner that is contrary to a reasonable standard of behaviour expected of an animal in the locality of the premises where the cat is normally resident.
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