Under current legislation, all domestic animal businesses must be registered with the City of Ballarat.
Domestic animal businesses include:
If you are a looking to open a new business in one of the categories listed above, please fill out an application form. We require an inspection of the facilities prior to approval of registration.
Businesses already registered with us will be sent a renewal form in early March. These need to be renewed by 10 April each year.
There are also audit inspections which are completed each year.
The annual fee to register your domestic animal business with the City of Ballarat is $260.
The responsibilities of a domestic animal business, as defined under the Domestic Animals Act 1994 can be found the at the Agriculture Victoria website:
