Consultation has concluded, but read on to learn about the legislated review of By-Law No. 5: Dogs and By-Cat No 7: Cats...
Council has a general power to make By-Laws which are designed to provide good rule and governance and assist council in ensuring its spaces are convenient, safe and comfortable for the community. Council’s power to make a By-Law is derived from Section 246 of the Local Government Act 1999 (SA) which requires the review and formal adoption of the By-laws every seven years.
Six of Council's eight By-Laws went through the review process in late 2023. The remaining two By-Laws - By-Law No. 5: Dogs and By-Law No. 7: Cats - were reviewed and referred to the Dog and CatContinue reading
Council has a general power to make By-Laws which are designed to provide good rule and governance and assist council in ensuring its spaces are convenient, safe and comfortable for the community. Council’s power to make a By-Law is derived from Section 246 of the Local Government Act 1999 (SA) which requires the review and formal adoption of the By-laws every seven years.
Six of Council's eight By-Laws went through the review process in late 2023. The remaining two By-Laws - By-Law No. 5: Dogs and By-Law No. 7: Cats - were reviewed and referred to the Dog and Cat Management Board for comment in late 2023 before being open for comment from the community in July 2024.
The majority of the proposed changes are minor in nature and a result of legislative, interpretive or grammatical factors, however the key areas of change within the By-Laws are;
Increasing the limit of dogs kept on a rural property without the need for a permit to three (3) dogs (the limit kept on a property within a township remains at two (2) dogs).
Limiting the number of dogs and the number of cats kept on property to 10 (with a permit).
What will we do with your feedback?
The feedback received from the community will be collated and provided to Council along with recommendations for consideration before proceeding with the adoption of the By-Laws at the Council meeting scheduled for 20 August 2024.
Ways the community participated
A copy of both the updated Dogs By-Laws and the updated Cats By-Law including 'tracked changes' are provided for download under the 'Documents' section of this page and copies were available to view at the Council Office, Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Participants were invited to ask questions using the 'Ask a question' tab below. That way we were able to provide a response that everyone can read.
Comments on the updated By-Laws were received via the 'Share your comments' and 'Submission form' OR via:
Mail to Chief Executive Officer, District Council of Yankalilla, PO Box 9, YANKALILLA 5203 (marked ATTN: By-Laws Review)
