Legal Info.
Is the use of BARKAHOLICS® E-Collars for dogs Illegal in your State of Australia?
| STATE |
YES/NO | NAME OF ACT / SPECIAL CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS |
|
ACT |
YES | Animal Welfare Act |
| NSW | YES | Section 16 of the Act, Section 13 and Schedule 1 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (General) Regulation 1996 and Schedule 1 make the use of electric dog collars illegal. One exception to this rule is electric collars associated with canine invisible boundaries. These are not illegal provided the canine invisible boundary is used to confine dogs, but only used inside a fence through which dogs cannot pass and that is not less than 1.5 metres high. |
|
NT |
NO | Regulation 4 and Schedule 1 of the Animal Welfare Regulations allow for the use of electric shock collars in the course of training a dog (excluding collars operated by a remote control device). |
| QLD | NO | All Shock Collars are Legal for use in Queensland |
| SA | YES | Animal Welfare Act |
| TAS | NO | Animal Welfare Act 1993 (As long as there is no pain to the animal) |
| VIC |
NO |
Subject to exemptions under Reg 7E(2) Permitted under prescribed circumstances Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 (Reg 7E(2)). See www.dpi.vic.gov.au/animalwelfare for details. |
| WA |
NO |
Animal Welfare (General ) Regulations 200 |
Please Note: BARKAHOLICS® takes No legal liability in the use of any of our training collars.
If you live in a State that they are illegal you agree in taking full responsibility of your actions in purchasing/using our product against the stated law above. Purchase at your own risk of prosecution for not following above guidelines.