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If you have an assistance dog, you may qualify for an exemption from animal registration fees.
To be eligible for a fee exemption, your assistance dog must meet the following requirements:
be trained to perform tasks or functions that assist a person with a disability to alleviate the effects of his or her disability (as per the EO Act definition).
be desexed.
be at least 12 months of age.
be proven to have completed obedience training provided by a dog trainer.
Note: The obedience training can either be completed separately, or as part of the training undertaken to perform tasks or functions that assist the person with a disability to alleviate the effects of their disability.
An exemption will not apply in the following circumstances:
if the owner of an assistance dog has been convicted of two or more offences under the DA Act, with respect to the same assistance dog.
Animal Registration Form