Lady Flying Furball Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I got a new pet (cat) and had to change her registration to my name and address. The breeder provided me with a printout of the changes she had entered for me under the microchip number. It should be 'lifetime' registration but my council charged me $40 and next year I will be changing to another council area. I asked the customer service officer if I would have to pay again and she said yes. Is this correct? I thought the idea was to make it easy and low cost to be a pet owner and do the right thing I mistrust my council as profiteering I thought it was a once in a pet's lifetime cost. Can anyone confirm this as right? I am in NSW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Lifetime is lifetime. She advised you incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 No :) currently rego still stays with the chip for life. Proposals are being tabled that will change this to yearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 If you've paid the $40 NSW lifetime registration, that will stay with the dog for it's lifetime in NSW. Any council that tries to charge you again is misleading you. If you move, all you need to do is to update the Chip registry details - and depending on the council involved, they may charge you some sort of filing fee to do it for you on the spot - alternately, you can go to the DLG NSW website here... http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_InformationIndex.asp?mi=9&ml=1&areaindex=CA&index=303#Home - and download the forms, etc to do it yourself... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Pay once and it's for life. Maybe she's from Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Lifetime is lifetime. She advised you incorrectly. Yes and you need to advise her as such - god knows how many people she is misleading . When you move, you just fill in a form with the new address and hand it in to the then Council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Penny was registered by the breeder in her council area so maybe as a new owner I pay once getting her into my name and now desexed...then it may be free. Even with that scenario the woman advised me wrong and frankly was very unfriendly (I thought of friends who need a job and know customer service well ). I kind of don't remember paying for Tonka (my dog) and he was transferred from another council too... Maybe it's about being in Malcolm Turnbull's affluent electorate ETA I'm going to follow this up tomorrow and I'll let you all know...doesn't feel right to me Edited October 10, 2013 by Flying Furball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Don't pay. If the owner has already paid for her to be lifetime registered then she's registered, no need to pay again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 No definitely not - registration travels with the dog across Council borders AND ownership. If it has already been paid it does not have to be paid again, regardless of whether you change address or owners. (I am a Companion Animal officer in NSW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetamouse Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Don't pay. If the owner has already paid for her to be lifetime registered then she's registered, no need to pay again. I know in the ACT if a dog is registered (ACT has life time rego) and it goes to a new owner there is a small "admin" fee from memory approx. $19 it is not a full "rego" fee. Maree CPR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 Don't pay. If the owner has already paid for her to be lifetime registered then she's registered, no need to pay again. I paid. This girl was an idiot and towards the end looked at what I had given her and said "Where did you get this?" which was the printed off transfer thaat the breeder had done. Bleeding idiot, Now I'll have to go back and it was on my day off I went in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Don't pay. If the owner has already paid for her to be lifetime registered then she's registered, no need to pay again. I know in the ACT if a dog is registered (ACT has life time rego) and it goes to a new owner there is a small "admin" fee from memory approx. $19 it is not a full "rego" fee. Maree CPR ACT might be different but I often do change of ownership being in rescue and no one ever has to repay, it's just fill in and sign a form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I found many council people to be incredibly badly informed. I was asking for information on exceptions such as working dogs and when I mentioned the dog in question was a working Maremma the woman in my council office told me he is not exempt. Apparently I have to write a letter to my ranger explaining in what capacity my working Maremma Sheep dog is working so that they can deliberate on whether or not to grant the exemption.... Meanwhile, I am reading the brochure she gave me that clearly states that any dog used for herding or protecting stock is a working dog and therefore exempt. When I pointed this out to her she was very insistent that a dog is not a working dog just because I do not keep it as a pet and no, a Maremma Sheep Dog is not exempt.. Nowhere in the brochure were any breeds mentioned btw. In the end I walked away wondering if she was maybe a little retarded or something and hence could not grasp the concept of a working Maremma Sheep dog guarding sheep and poultry full time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 okay, I just had a nice phone call with the lady who does it all at the council. Apparently I just had a microchip ID certificate so no Lifetime registry Certificate. So I register her now and then when ever I move in NSW it is free/admin cost. I apoligise to the customer service officer I thought was not paying attention :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Sorry, I didn't realise you thought microchipping was lifetime registration. I thought the dog was already chipped and registered. I think all of us were under the same impression. Oopsie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 I actually thought she had been registered but apparently not...hence just an id certificate :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemappelle Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 No :) currently rego still stays with the chip for life. Proposals are being tabled that will change this to yearly. Have you got any more info on this Powerlegs? Eg, would it be for newly registered pets or including existing registered pets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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