Please be advised that the Code of Practice for the Private Keeping of Dogs, made under the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986, was gazetted in the Victorian Government Gazette on 15 November 2007.

The Code provides the minimum standards of accommodation, management and care appropriate to the physical and behavioural requirements of dogs kept under private ownership.

The Bureau of Animal Welfare will be printing the code in booklet format for distribution, and there will be publicity about the code to advise the community of its existence.