The Tasmanian Government is continuing to support and enable responsible cat management in Tasmania, with the next round of important changes to the Cat Management Act 2009 coming into effect from tomorrow (March 1).
The amendments deliver on recommendations for legislative change identified in the Tasmanian Cat Management Plan 2017-2022, which is Tasmania’s first comprehensive plan addressing management of domestic, stray, and feral cats.
The amendments are the result of extensive consultation with industry, Local Government, animal welfare groups, environmental and agriculture stakeholders through the Tasmanian Cat Management Reference Group, and public feedback directly on the amendments and other processes.
Amendments starting tomorrow are:
These amendments start from March 1, 2022 and are in addition to amendments which came into effect last year in March 2021.
For more information on the amendments to the Cat Management Act 2009 and the Tasmanian Cat Management Plan go to https://nre.tas.gov.au/invasive-species/cat-management-in-tasmania or visit the TassieCat website: www.tassiecat.com.
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