• Council
  • Adventure Sunshine Coast
  • Careers
  • Development.i
  • Disaster Hub
  • Environment & Liveability Strategy
  • SC events
  • Gallery
  • Have Your Say
  • Heritage
  • Invest
  • Library
  • Maroochy Botanic Gardens
  • Mary Cairncross Reserve
  • MyMaps
  • Open Data
  • Roads Hub
    • Contact Council
    MyCouncil Login
  • Contact Council
  • MyCouncil Login
  • Sunshine Coast Council

    Sunshine Coast Council Sunshine Coast Council
    • Home
    • Living and community
    • Animals and pets
    • Keeping dogs
    In this section
    In this section
    • Registering and licensing
    • Responsible dog ownership
      • Dog parks and off-leash areas
      • Prohibited areas
    • Regulated dogs
    • Update Animal Registration Details
    Keeping dogs
    • Last updated:
    • 16 May 2022
    • Registering and licensing

      Council issues annual registration renewals for all registered animals, there are also restrictions to the number of dogs you may keep

    • Responsible dog ownership

      Council has published a guide to promote socially responsible behaviour for dog owners as part of a community awareness and education campaign

    • Exercising dogs

      All dogs must be kept on a leash when in public areas, unless in a designated off-leash area

    • Regulated dogs

      Definitions of dangerous, restricted or menacing dogs, reporting an attack, and dangerous dog owner requirements

    • Update animal registration details

      Have your details or your pet's details changed, or do you no longer own your pet? Notify council online now

    © Sunshine Coast Regional Council 2023
    Terms of use and privacy
    Contact council
    • Council offices
    • General contacts
    • Councillor contacts
    • Development contacts
    Stay connected
    • Facebook
    • Podcast
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • YouTube
    Site help & accessibility
    • Website support
    • Accessibility
    • SCC App