Sunshine Coast Council

Find details of restrictions to the number of dogs you may keep, regulated dogs, fencing requirements and where you can exercise your dog off-leash

Find details of restrictions to the number of cats you may keep and responsible cat ownership

Find out the rules applying to keeping animals other than dogs and cats and keeping poultry and birds

Council actively promotes responsible pet ownership through education booths at parks and beaches and education programs designed for children

Council's pound is located at Tanawha. If your pet has been impounded, all fees must be paid before the animal is released

Help a pet find its way home! Council publishes a list of lost animals impounded at the Tanawha pound that is updated regularly

Find assistance on what to do about dogs that make excessive noise by barking, and details on what to do if you find a roaming dog or see a wild dog

Council provides assistance in relation to a number of animal issues including stray or feral cats, straying livestock, abused animals, dead animals on the roadside or dead marine life

Councils goal is to create harmonious co-existence between people, pets and places using education in the community. See the Management Plan for Domestic Animals for more information