FAQs
| Cat Classification | Fees for 2023/24 |
|---|---|
Non Standard cat (not microchipped and/or not desexed) | $43.40 |
Standard cat (microchipped and desexed) | $21.70 |
| Concession Card Holders* | 50% of relevant registration fee |
| Late Registration Fee | $11 |
| Kitten Registration (under 6 months of age) | Free |
If you are over the limit of two cats and have a reasonable number of cats at your property you will not be asked to reduce your pet cats to the two allowed in the By-law. An application form for keeping more than two cats will be made available soon.
You will be required to pay the registration fee for each cat at your property even if you are over the two cat limit.
Please call Council on 8391 7200.
It’s important to reunite all pets with their owners. If your cat is microchipped or has ID, we will contact the owner immediately. But if your cat is unknown to us, they will be taken to our impound facility where they will stay for seven days and then rehomed.
Council has engaged a commercial facility that offers a high level of care for all impounded cats. All temporarily impounded cats get looked after, fed and have access to exercise areas.
Only domesticated cats get temporarily impounded waiting for their owners to pick them up. All other cats that are either stray or semi-owned are assessed by vets to see if suitable for rehoming.
Council will advertise pictures of lost cats in the window of the Civic Centre (6 Dutton Road, Mount Barker) and online via Facebook. If after seven days and no one contacts Council, or collects their cat, they can be rehomed at either the Animal Welfare League, the Hahndorf Animal Shelter or the RSPCA.