All farm working dogs must be registered with and approved by Council.
To be registered as a farm working dog, you and your animal must meet the following criteria:
- Farm working dogs herd, drove, protect, tends or works stock on land used for primary production.
- The dog owner's income must be primarily generated from primary production, which is the maintenance of animals or poultry to sell them or their natural produce.
If you believe you and your dog(s) meet this criteria, please register your working dog with Council.
If approved, farm working dogs:
- receive a reduced registration fee
- do not count towards a property's fertile female dog breeding limit
- are not required to wear an identification tag outside of their owner's premises, including when it is going from place to place for work purposes