Is the use of electronic dog collars legal?
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Article ID: 279
Last updated: 22 Sep, 2009
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State
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Yes/No |
name of relevant act/special conditions and requirements |
| ACT |
No |
Animal Welfare Act |
| NSW |
No |
Section 16 of the Act, Section 13 and Schedule 1 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (General) Regulation 1996 and Schedule 1 make the use of electric dog collars illegal. One exception to this rule is electric collars associated with canine invisible boundaries. These are not illegal provided the canine invisible boundary is used to confine dogs, but only used inside a fence through which dogs cannot pass and that is not less than 1.5 metres high. |
| NT |
No |
Animal Welfare Act |
| QLD |
Yes |
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| SA |
No |
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act Regulations |
| TAS |
Yes |
Animal Welfare Act 1993 (As long as there is no pain to the animal) |
VIC
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Yes |
subject to exemptions under Reg 7E(2)
Permitted under prescribed circumstances Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 (Reg 7E(2)). See www.dpi.vic.gov.au/animalwelfare for details.
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WA
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Yes |
Animal Welfare (General ) Regulations 2003 |
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