Draft Cats By-Law

We invite you to share your view on the draft Cats By-Law and proposed Cat Management in the Alexandrina region.

The aim of the Cats By-Law is to promote responsible pet ownership, increase the welfare of cats, and protect the community and the environment from nuisance cats.

The draft Cats By-Law seeks to balance the needs of pet owners and the broader community, where people and pets can safely co-exist within the community.

The draft Cats By-Law covers the following:

• limit on cat numbers
• cats are not to be a nuisance
• effective confinement of cats
• registration of cats
• Council exemptions.

To view the draft Cats By-Law click here.

Community consultation will be open from 20 May until 13 June 2022.

To read Frequently Asked Questions click here.

You can review the Agenda report here from the 19 April 2022 Council Meeting and Cat Management Presentation here from Council Briefing on 13 December 2021.

Have Your Say

Council welcomes feedback from our community regarding the draft Cats By-Law.

You can ‘Have Your Say’ by completing the online survey below.

Submissions will be accepted until 5pm on Monday, 13 June and can be provided:

• In Person - where you can complete a hard copy survey at the Strathalbyn or Goolwa offices
• By Mail - written submissions can be sent by mail to
  Att: CEO, Alexandrina Council, PO Box 21, Goolwa SA 5214
• Online - complete the online survey below.

Your feedback will assist Council to make a decision on whether to support the proposed draft Cats By-Law.

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