Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, supply a cat or dog to anyone else if it is not implanted with a PID.
Note—
For requirements about implanting a PPID in a cat or dog that is less than 8 weeks old, see section 24 (Age restriction for implanting PPID).
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) for the defendant to prove—
(a) there is a signed veterinary surgeon's certificate for the cat or dog stating that implanting it with a PPID is likely to be a serious risk to the health of the cat or dog; or
(b) for a dog, the supply is to use it as—
(i) a government entity dog; or
(ii) a working dog; or
(iii) another class of dog prescribed under a regulation.