Application for additional animals in your home

Thinking about adding another furry friend to your family?

Under Moorabool Shire Council’s Community Local Law, the maximum number of animals you can keep on your property without a permit depends on your land size.

You must also not keep more than 4 different types of Animals on premises in a Residential Area at any one time or any animal not listed in the below. 

The number of each type of animal you can keep on your property is set out below:

Domestic and pocket pets

 

 

Animal
Residential
area
Rural area
up to 2 hectares
Rural area
2 to 4 hectares 
Rural area
over 4 hectares 
 Dogs 2   2  2 5
 Cats  2 or 3 if all desexed  2 or 3 if all desexed 2 or 3 if all desexed  5 
Ferrets / Guineapigs / Rabbits or Mice  3  6  8  No Local Law   Permit Required

 

Birds

 

Animal
Residential area
Rural area
up to 2 hectares 
Rural area
2 to 4 hectares 
Rural area
over 4 hectares
Budgerigars, canaries or finches  50 50 50 No Local Law Permit Required
 Pigeons  10  30 60 No Local Law Permit Required
Racing Pigeons  0  60  100 No Local Law Permit Required
 Cockatoo / Galah (caged)   0  0  2 No Local Law Permit Required
 Fowls  5  20  20 No Local Law Permit Required
 Roosters  0  0  1 No Local Law Permit Required
 Pheasants  0  5  10 No Local Law Permit Required
Other poultry (including ducks, geese, turkey, guinea fowl or similar)  0  10  20 No Local Law Permit Required
Ostriches / Emus / Peacocks  0  2  6 No Local Law Permit Required

 

Livestock and farm animals

 

Animal 
Residential
area 
Rural area
up to 2 hectares 
Rural area
2 to 4 hectares 
Rural area
over 4 hectares
 
 Llama / Alpaca   0  2 6 

 No Local LawPermit Required
 Sheep  0  2 4 

 No Local LawPermit Required
 Goats  0  2 4   No Local Law Permit Required
 Horses  0  2 4   No Local Law Permit Required
 Pigs  0  0 2   No Local Law Permit Required
 Cows  0 0  2   No Local Law Permit Required
 Other primary production Animals  0  0  0

 No Local Law Permit Required

 

If you are planning to add more than the maximum amount of animals for your property, you must apply for an additional animal permit.

Application Fee: $232.00 

You can submit your application by using any of the following methods:

Online

To add more pets to your family simply apply to Council through our online form

Apply for an excess animal permit

Email form

You can download the below form, fill it in and email it to us at info@moorabool.vic.gov.au

Once we receive your form, one of our customer service officers will give you a call to take payment over the phone.

Application for additional animals(PDF, 155KB). 

 

By post

You can download the below form, fill it in and post it to us at PO BOX 18, Ballan, Victoria 3342.

Once we receive your form, one of our customer service officers will give you a call to take payment over the phone.

Application for additional animals(PDF, 155KB). 

In-person

You can attend one of our offices to apply for an additional animal permit.

Lerderderg Library 

215 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh

Open: Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm

           Saturday 9am-2pm

Ballan Office

Status: Open

15 Stead Street, Ballan

Open: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm

Darley Civic and Community Hub 

Status: Open

182 Halletts Way, Darley

Open: Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm

What happens next?

Once you have submitted and paid for your additional animal permit:

  • We will consider your application and may be in contact if we need further information.
  • We will contact your neighbours to seek their feedback. This gives your neighbours the opportunity to advise whether they have any concerns regarding your application. This process takes approximately 4 weeks
  • Applications will generally require a property inspection. A Council officer will contact you to arrange a suitable inspection day and time.
  • Authorised officers may conduct ad hoc inspections at any time.
  • If approved, your permit will be sent to you. If not approved, we will contact you. Please allow up to 6 weeks.

Permit changes

You must notify council of any changes to the permit conditions including:

  • Change in animal numbers (increase or decrease)
  • Breed of animal

Excess Animal permits are not transferrable. If you move or the details of any of the animals at the property change, you must re-apply and pay another permit fee.

If permit conditions are not complied with, permits can be revoked and additional animals will need to be removed from the property.

 

 

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