Animals

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You, Your Pet and Council

Information about keeping pets can be obtained from Council, animal welfare agencies or your vet:

  • registration and microchipping
  • off-leash and wildlife protection areas
  • companion animals and the law
  • abandoned animals
  • pet information days
  • being a responsible pet owner.

Registering your pet

State government legislation requires that you register your dog or cat and have it microchipped. The purpose of this is to:

  • register dogs and cats on a database so lost animals can be returned to their owners and
  • animals that offend in some way can be identified
  • provide a source of funds for education and enforcement
  • allow communication with pet owners.

To register your pet contact Council's Administration Officer on (02) 9976 1525.

Pets and wildlife

It is important that people enjoy the company of their pet outdoors. It is also important that wildlife and the natural environment are not damaged by pets.

  • Trained Assistance Animals (TAA) are allowed in any park or reserve provided they are leashed, harnessed or caged (proof of TAA status required - certification available through council offices)
  • pets can damage natural areas and harm wildlife
  • all other pets are generally not allowed in national parks, nature reserves, karst conservation reserves, state conservation areas or Crown reserves, except when consent is given by the park manager
  • in historic sites, regional parks, state game reserves, Aboriginal areas or acquired lands, the manager of the area may authorise a person to bring a pet subject to conditions
  • pet owners can take their pets through a park in a vehicle, provided that the vehicle does not stop and the pet remains within the vehicle.   Pets can also be driven through a park if there is no other practical route to private property
  • working dogs can travel through a park if assisting in droving stock along an authorised route
  • in Aboriginal lands, entry and use of pets by the aboriginal owners may be permitted subject to conditions
  • dogs must be kept on a leash in public places unless it is a designated leash-free area
  • pick up your pet's faeces - animal droppings are a health hazard and a nuisance to people and pollute the environment.

Dog Prohibition Zone 

To protect wildlife, Manly Council has declared that dogs are prohibited, whether or not they are leashed or otherwise controlled, in the following areas as shown in the below map:

Notices regarding the prohibition are to be displayed at reasonable intervals in the above areas. For more information about the Dog prohibition Zone visit here: