UPDATED January 2020

Council have recently reviewed some of the local laws that control how cats and dogs can be kept in the City of Logan.

Between March and December 2019, we received significant input from the community about the laws. On 29 January 2020, the local law amendments were adopted by Ordinary Council.

The review, under the City of Logan Animal Care Strategy 2018-2022, will ensure that sections of the cat and dog keeping local laws better suit our changing city.

Key elements of the new laws are:

Greater ability for all Logan residents to own a pet. One dog or two cats can be kept on smaller properties (350M or less). You may be able to keep more with an Animal Keeping Approval.

Existing animal keeping approvals (that were issued under the current and preceding Local Laws) will remain in effect as long as ongoing compliance continues to be met.

Owners of dogs identified as being a ‘barking’ nuisance may be subject to a Barking Management Plan which includes dog training by an accredited organisation.

Cats will need to be harnessed or contained in a cat carrier when in a public place.

A further outcome of the Local Law Review for cats and dogs is the development of a Cat Management Plan.

The final step in the law making process is for State Government to gazette the proposed amendments to the animal keeping local laws (Subordinate Local Law No.4.1). We expect this to take place 21 February 2020.