NSW Companion Animals Register

Change of Owner / Details C3A

Please use this form to change the ownership of your cat or dog. There 13#. Secondary address for animal eg holiday house or boarding kennel
is no fee to change ownership details.
The details marked # are optional. All other information is required under
the Companion Animals Act 1998 and Regulation 2008.
It is the responsibility of the ‘old’ owner – the person selling or giving
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away the animal – to notify the change. Failure to do so may result in
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restricted dog. New owner details
Note: This form does not Lifetime Register the animal. You need to check The owner must be a person 18 years or over. If the animal is a dog the
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Current animal details

1. Microchip number

15. Title:
2. Species: dog cat
3#. Animal’s Name 16. LEGAL Family name

4. Is the animal desexed?

17. LEGAL First name
yes no
Note: When claiming a reduced registration fee you must provide proof
of desexing.
18. Home phone number
5. Breed

6. Old address where animal was usually kept note: street number and 19. Work phone number
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20. Mobile phone number

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21. E-mail address
7. Has the animal been declared a Dangerous Dog or a Menacing Dog?
yes no
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22. Home address – if different to question 12
  
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yes no
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23. Postal address
‘I am selling or transferring the animal listed on this form to the new
owner listed on this form’.
9. ‘Old’ owner’s name (print)

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10. ‘Old’ owner’s signature
I verify that the information provided on this form is correct.
11. Date
24. Signature of new owner nominated
   at questions 16 to 17

25. Date
New address details
  
12. New address where animal is to be usually kept note: street number
and street name are needed for all addresses – property name only is not
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Keep this form for your records.
Please see back of form for important information

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What happens now Some examples of changed circumstances are:
The person from whom you have just purchased this animal should z change of ownership, either sold or given away – the ‘old’ owner
give you the pink copy of this form. They must send the yellow copy must notify a council within 14 days
of this form to any local council within 3 days. Once the information
z change of address – within 14 days
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recording your details as the new owner. z change of any other of the animal’s details eg. is desexed –
Only authorised people, such as council staff and police, can within 14 days
access the information on the NSW Companion Animals Register z a court declaration that a dog is dangerous or menacing is
and only to enforce the Companion Animals Act 1998. made or revoked – within 7 days
If you are concerned that disclosure of your information could z the animal dies – within 28 days
jeopardise the safety of you or your family, you may request that
these details be suppressed. If this is the case, we recommend z the animal is missing for more than 72 hours – within 96 hours
that you do not list your animal on any private databases. Please after the animal went missing
contact any NSW local council for more information. If you don’t notify any of these changes or you give false or
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:KDWWRGRLIWKHUHDUHHUURUVRQWKH&HUWL¿FDWH Before selling or giving away your animal, you should get a copy of
You can correct or update the information on your animal’s the ‘Change of Owner Details C3A’ form from any local council. The
&HUWL¿FDWHE\FRQWDFWLQJDQ\ORFDOFRXQFLO<RXPD\QHHGWRSURYLGH form is also available on our website at www.olg.nsw.gov.au. Both
written proof before council can amend your record. you and the new owner will have to complete and sign the form.

&RXQFLOZLOOSURYLGH\RXZLWKDQHZ&HUWL¿FDWHRQFHWKHFKDQJHV As the ‘old’ owner you have the responsibility of sending the
have been processed. completed form to any local council within 14 days. You will need
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:KDWWRGRLIFLUFXPVWDQFHVFKDQJH Owner Details’ form.
If circumstances change, you need to notify any local council to
update your animal’s record within a certain period of time. You
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to the council.