Notice of Intention to Make Local Law No. 10 - Responsible Cat Ownership

The purpose of the Local Law is to:

1. amend the Local Law No. 2 - Environment
    
2. minimise the adverse effects of  cats, in the Bayside City Council area;
    
3. protect the welfare of wildlife;
    
4. minimise the nuisance caused by cats;
    
5. encourage responsible breeding, selling, transferring, and ownership of cats.
   

The proposed Local Law, if made, will require that:

1. a person must ensure that the cat is confined to the property, at night.
    
2. a person must not sell or give to any person or allow to be given or sold to any person any cat that has not been de-sexed and a person must not own a cat that is not de-sexed subject to certain conditions.

Any person may make a written submission on the proposed Local Law to the Council. All submissions received by the Council will be considered in accordance with the provisions of Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989 by a Special Committee of Council.

Any person who has made a written submission to Council and has requested to be heard in support of the written submission is entitled to appear in person, or be represented by a person acting on his or her behalf, before a meeting of the Special Committee of Council, scheduled to be held on Monday the 31 August 2009 at 6.30pm in the Council Chambers, Boxshall Street, Brighton.

All written submissions and requests to be heard must be received by council no later than 5pm on Monday 24 August 2009 and should be marked ‘Responsible Cat Ownership Local Law’ and addressed to the Manager Local Laws and Investigations, Bayside City Council, PO Box 27, Sandringham, VIC 3191.