Sabby Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Hi Everyone! Sorry, everyone must be sick of this topic by now but i need to have an answer! Four weeks ago i used a friend's prong collar for the first time and it worked wonders with my 55kg bullmastiff. She was so calm and controlled even when a cat crossed her path! Looking on the net for any info on legislations re these collars, i couldn't find ANYTHING saying that they are illegal in NSW, only in Vic. So i went on ebay, sized one up and ordered one. I waited excitedly for weeks until i got notice that it had arrived. Only i just went and got the mail, and found a package full of forms from customs saying that they have seized the device!!! They are saying that i have to go to court and get a permit for it! What is the story? i don't want the collar bad enough to go to court! Surely it isn't illegal here?! i have seen people using them and many DOLers use them! i'm hoping K9 Force can set this straight! Help! And i have another prong collar to arrive at my house in two weeks time, for a friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Where did you order it from? Overseas? Interstate? I have heard it is illegal to import them into the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shekhina Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Yes, I don't think you can bring them in from another country. I ordered one from NSW, arrived in Tasmania, not a question asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 you need a permit to import one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KismetKat Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 no doubt myscka you will be shortly be taken into custody under the new terrorism laws and, although eventually released, you will not be able to tell us anything about your incarceration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabby Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 So how did you guys find out your info cause when i tried to research there wasnt much available especially about them being illegal to import.Where do you purchase one from and have any of you been in trouble for using one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillypilly Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) .. Edited April 30, 2010 by lillypilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesh Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Have PM'd you................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybeece Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 dog collars designed to puncture or bruise an animal's skin are classified as a restricted import. but they're not designed to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillypilly Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) .. Edited April 30, 2010 by lillypilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 But I've seen heaps of breed books on APBT at local bookstores? Even recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillypilly Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) .. Edited April 30, 2010 by lillypilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) K9: Prong collars are a restricted import & you will not get a permit as a private user. Any time you try & import them, all packages are scanned now & it will be confiscated. If you lable it as something else, you may be charged with fraud. Edited December 4, 2006 by K9 Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcan99 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 JB - Tell the dills at Customs - I have many issues with Customs and their restrictions.Customs also seize literature on dogo Argentino; fila Brasileiro; Japanese tosa; American pit bull terrier or pit bull terrier; Perro de Presa Canario or Presa Canario - this literature, if they deem it is advertising the above breeds is considered a prohibited import. That's right. Thirty years of censorship reform overturned and no-one bats an eyelid. I don't know if the Administrative Appeals Tribunal can overturn it as a free-speech issue, given the implied freedoms in the Constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcan99 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Yes, I don't think you can bring them in from another country. I ordered one from NSW, arrived in Tasmania, not a question asked. Where did you get one from. The number I was given in Adelaide just rings out. I need one to stop my dog from chasing cats when walking. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Some do get thru...and some don't....it's the risk you take if ordering it yourself from O/S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillypilly Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) .. Edited April 30, 2010 by lillypilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillypilly Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) .. Edited April 30, 2010 by lillypilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabby Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 PCS-111 Small Prong Collars are 350mm long, extra links are 25mm long $59.00 + p/hPCS-112 Medium Prong Collars are 500mm long, extra links are 30mm long $69.00 + p/h PCS-113 Large Prong Collars are 600mm long, extra links are 40mm long $79.00 + p/h http://www.dogcontrol.com.au/walkcontrol.htm Thanks, Lillypilly. I'll either get one from there or organise a session with K9 Force. Will have to wait awhile though- the OH isn't too happy about me spending $60 for a collar,only for it to be confiscated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillypilly Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) .. Edited April 30, 2010 by lillypilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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