Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 23

23 Cropping dog’s ear

(1) A person, other than a veterinary surgeon, must not crop a dog’s ear.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) A veterinary surgeon must not crop a dog’s ear unless the surgeon reasonably considers the cropping is in the interests of the dog’s welfare.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"crop" , a dog’s ear, means to remove part of the ear to make the ear stand erect.