Dog registration on the rise
Dog registration fees are on the rise. Manukau City Council is increasing fees from July 1, with responsible dog owners having to pay $45 to register their pet, up from $40.
The standard fee will increase from $80 to $90, and registering a dangerous dog will cost $135, a $15 increase. The standard late registration fee will rise from $100 to $120, but registering a dangerous dog late will cost $180, up from $150. A new microchip implantation fee of $25, without sedation, and a $50 fee for microchipping with sedation will apply to dogs microchipped at the Manukau City Council and Papakura District Council Animal Management Shelter.
The Manukau City Council has not increased responsible dog owner and standard owner registration fees since 1997. The increase is less than the cumulative rate of inflation for the past nine years.
The cost increase will recover half the cost of implementing a new dog management system and costs related to the national dog database and microchipping.
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Failure to microchip a dog or failure to provide proof to the council may incur an instant $300 fine or a court fine of up to $3000.
THAT's how they will "recover" the other half of implimenting the national dog database! The less dog owners who comply and get caught, the happier the Council is!
The standard fee will increase from $80 to $90, and registering a dangerous dog will cost $135, a $15 increase. The standard late registration fee will rise from $100 to $120, but registering a dangerous dog late will cost $180, up from $150. A new microchip implantation fee of $25, without sedation, and a $50 fee for microchipping with sedation will apply to dogs microchipped at the Manukau City Council and Papakura District Council Animal Management Shelter.
The Manukau City Council has not increased responsible dog owner and standard owner registration fees since 1997. The increase is less than the cumulative rate of inflation for the past nine years.
The cost increase will recover half the cost of implementing a new dog management system and costs related to the national dog database and microchipping.
(...)
Failure to microchip a dog or failure to provide proof to the council may incur an instant $300 fine or a court fine of up to $3000.
THAT's how they will "recover" the other half of implimenting the national dog database! The less dog owners who comply and get caught, the happier the Council is!
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