Guide/Hearing or Assistance Dogs
Guide/Hearing or Assistance dogs are required to be registered with Council, there is certain criteria to meet when applying. If approved, the dog will be exempt from registration fees. Approved Guide/Hearing or Assistance dogs will receive a Council registration tag.
To be eligible to register a Guide/Hearing or Assistance Dog, the animal owner must have a State Government issued Identity Card or certification from a licensed mental health professional. For more information on Guide, Hearing or assistance dogs visit www.qld.gov.au/disability/out-and-about/ghad/choosing-ghad
Guide, hearing or assistance dogs are not to be confused with a therapy/emotional support/companion dogs. Such dogs are not considered as an assistance or service dog, as the owner may not have a disability and/or the dog has not been trained to undertake specific, identifiable tasks and behaviours to reduce the person's need for support. The dog is therefore not recognised under the Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Act 2009.
For approval to keep a Guide/Hearing or Assistance Dog, complete this form.
Working Dogs
Working dogs are required to be registered with Council, and upon approval are exempt from registration fees. Approved Working dogs will receive a Council registration tag. If you have not applied for a working dog status your animal is considered to be a domestic dog and requires registration.
To be eligible to register a Working Dog, the animal must meet the below definitions:
- A dog usually kept or proposed to be kept on rural land; and
- A dog usually kept by an owner who is a primary producer, or a person engaged or employed by a primary producer; and
- A dog primarily kept for the purpose of droving – protecting, tending, or working stock; or
- A dog being trained in droving, protecting, tending, or working stock; and
- Does not include a class of dog prescribed under a regulation.
Primary Producer - means a person primarily engaged in the occupation of;
- dairy farmer; wheat, maize, cereal grower; cane grower; fruit grower; grazier; farmer, engaged in general or mixed farming, cotton, potato, vegetable growing, or poultry or pig raising;
- and includes a person engaged in primary production.
For Working Dog status approval, complete this application.
Domestic and Racing Greyhounds
Approval is required for keeping Racing Greyhounds registered with Racing Queensland over the age of 3 months on a property. Detailed information for keeping greyhounds is available here.
To register please complete the relevant application form below.
Submit all application forms at one of our Customer Service Centres, applicable fees are payable on application.