Animals and pets
Find information about your responsibilities as a pet owner, pet registration and regulations, and places to exercise your pets.
Keeping dogs
Find details of restrictions to the number of dogs you may keep, regulated dogs, fencing requirements and where you can exercise your dog off-leash.
Keeping cats
Find details of restrictions to the number of cats you may keep and responsible cat ownership.
Keeping other animals and birds
Find out the rules applying to keeping animals other than dogs and cats and keeping poultry and birds.

Community education
Council actively promotes responsible pet ownership through education booths at parks and beaches and education programs designed for children.
Animal pound
Council's pound is located at Tanawha. If your pet has been impounded, all fees must be paid before the animal is released.
Lost and found animals
If a pet dog or cat is found roaming, council will try to identify and return the pet to its registered home.
Barking and roaming
Find assistance on what to do about dogs that make excessive noise by barking, and details on what to do if you find a roaming dog or see a wild dog.
Stray, injured or dead animals
Council provides assistance in relation to a number of animal issues including stray or feral cats, straying livestock, abused animals, dead animals on the roadside or dead marine life.

Management plan for domestic animals (cats and dogs)
Council adopted the management plan for domestic animals (cats and dogs) 2021-2030 at its Ordinary Meeting on 24 June 2021.