New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1979 - SECT 23D

23D Maximum number of female adult dogs

(1) An occupier of dog premises must not keep more than 20 female adult dogs on the premises.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) for a corporation--5,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual--1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2) This section does not apply to the following--

(a) an approved charitable organisation to the extent the organisation is exercising the organisation's functions under this Act,

(b) a rehoming organisation that has been allocated a RON, unless--

(i) the organisation has been allocated a BIN, or

(ii) the organisation is required to have a BIN allocated,

(c) premises used to temporarily keep or care for dogs if no dogs are bred on the premises,

(d) a government sector agency within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 ,

(e) a dog kept for the purposes of breeding an assistance animal within the meaning of the Companion Animals Act 1998 , if the occupier of the dog premises is--

(i) a member of the International Guide Dog Federation, or

(ii) an accredited member of Assistance Dogs International,

(f) a dog that has been rendered permanently infertile.

(3) In this section--

"temporarily keep or care" , in relation to a dog, does not include keeping or caring for a dog in relation to dog breeding.