Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 37A

37A Possession or use of prohibited devices

(1) A person must not possess any of the following devices (each a
"prohibited device" ) unless the person has a reasonable excuse—

(a) a prong collar;

(b) another restraint device prescribed by regulation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.

(2) A person must not use a prohibited device on an animal unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"prong collar" means a collar that—

(a) is designed for use on a dog; and

(b) consists of a series of links or segments with prongs, teeth or blunted open ends turned towards the skin of a dog so that, when the collar is tightened, the collar pinches the skin around the dog’s neck.

"restraint device" means a device fitted to an animal for the purpose of restraining it.

Examples—

collars, leads, harnesses, muzzles, halters