Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this regulation
tail docking means the removal of one or more of the coccygeal vertebrae,
whether by cutting, ablation, elastration or any other means.
(2) A person who is
not a registered veterinary surgeon shall not carry out tail docking of a dog.
Penalty: $2 000.
(3) A registered
veterinary surgeon shall not carry out tail docking of a dog except where the
tail docking is clinically indicated for the purpose of curing or alleviating
a disease or injury from which the dog suffers.
Penalty: $2 000.
[Regulation 14 amended in Gazette
16 Mar 2010 p. 978.]