Owning a Cat

To be a responsible cat owner, please:

  • Sterilise, microchip and register your cat by the age of six months
  • Ensure your pet wears a collar with a bell and registration tag attached
  • Protect native wildlife from your pet
  • Do not allow your cat to cause a nuisance to your neighbours
  • Take it for regular vet check-ups 
  • Keep your property clean
  • Comply with the Animal Welfare Act and the Cat Act.

Sterilisation and microchipping

All cats over the age of six months must be sterilised, microchipped and registered with the respective local government.

Download and complete the registration form

Cat Registration Form

Prepare supporting documents/information

  • Proof of sterilisation and microchipping (including the microchip number) is required when registering your cat. These documents can be obtained from your vet
  • If a veterinarian has granted exemption, please ensure you have proof of the exemption
  • If you are a breeder please ready your breeder exemption certificate
  • If you are applying for a pensioner concession, please ready your pensioner concession card.

Can’t Attain a Sterilisation Certificate? Please provide a statutory declaration.

Statutory Declaration Form

Prepare your payment

Cash, card, cheques and money orders are accepted. Payments cannot be made over the phone. 

Registration Fees Full Pensioner
One Year Registration $20.00 $10.00
Three Year Registration $42.50 $21.25
Lifetime Registration $100.00 $50.00
Cat Breeder $100.00

Submit your form

In person: Shire of Murray Administration Building,1915 Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra 6208

By post: PO Box 21, Pinjarra WA 6208

Via email mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au 

Our customer service officers will issue your pet's registration tag.

Attach the registration tag to your cat’s collar

The registration tag helps us reunite you with your pet if they get lost

Receipt of renewal notice

If you have registered your cat/s for one or three years, renewal forms will be posted to you at respective intervals, generally towards the end of the year.

Your renewal fee will be included on the form.

You can use the renewal form to update your contact details and address, notify us regarding change of ownership or registration and let us know if your pet has sadly passed away.

Complete and sign the renewal form

Prepare your payment

Cash, card, cheques and money orders are accepted.

Submit your form

In person: Shire of Murray Administration Building,1915 Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra 6208

By post: PO Box 21, Pinjarra WA 6208

Via email mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au 

Our customer service officers will process your renewal and issue your pet's registration tag.

Attach the registration tag to your cat’s collar

The registration tag helps us reunite you with your pet if they get lost. 

Replacement tags

You can purchase a new tag by visiting us at Shire of Murray Administration Office, 1915 Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra 6208  View Map

Fee: $2.75/tag

Adopting a cat? 

If your cat is already registered with the Shire of Murray, please complete our change of details form. Please return this form:

In person: Shire of Murray Administration Building,1915 Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra 6208

By post: PO Box 21, Pinjarra WA 6208

Via email mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au 

There is no fee for transfer of ownership. Remember, you will also need to update the details associated with the pet’s microchip. 

Adopting cats registered with another local government?

We recommend transferring the registration to the Shire of Murray. Please complete the registration form and provide the relevant information in part E, you will need the cats’ tag numbers.

Please return this form:

In person: Shire of Murray Administration Building,1915 Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra 6208

By post: PO Box 21, Pinjarra WA 6208

Via email mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au 

There is no fee for transfer of ownership. Pending the type of existing registration, you may only need to pay the per cat breeding fee and subsequent renewal fees. Remember, you will also need to update the details associated with the pet’s microchip.

Need to find a new home for your cat?

If you are unable to care for your cat, the following organisations may be able to help you find a new home for your cat.

Moving to Murray with an already registered cat?

Cat registrations are interchangeable across the state. To transfer your registration complete our registration form and return the form to us by mail, email or in person. No additional fees apply.

Remember to alert the other local government in writing of your change of details and to update the details associated with your pet’s microchip by contacting your vet or the respective registry.

Attain membership to a prescribed organisation

Australian National Cats (ANCATS)  02 9544 1910

Cat Owners Association of Western Australia (COAWA) 08 9384 2500

Control Council of Western Australia (FCCWA) 08 9452 2885

Complete the cat registration form including Part D

Cat Registration Form

You will need to complete a separate registration form for each cat you intend breeding with.

You will also need the details of the cats, including their microchip numbers.

Prepare your payment

A registration fee and yearly cat breeding fee will apply per cat.

Fees:

  • One year registration - $20.00/cat
  • Three year registration - $42.50/cat
  • Lifetime registration - $100.00/cat
  • Annual Breeding Cat Fee – $100/cat

If applying in person, cash, card, cheque and money orders are accepted.

If applying by post, credit card, cheque and money orders are accepted.

Credit card payment is the preferred payment method for email applications. Please complete the respective section of the registration form.

Return your completed application

In person: Shire of Murray Administration Building,1915 Pinjarra Road, Pinjarra 6208

By post: PO Box 21, Pinjarra WA 6208

Via email mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au 

Application processing and issue registration tags

We will process your application and pending approval, post or email your Certificate of Approved Cat Breeder.

If you have applied in person, you will receive your registrations tag/s upon application.

If you have applied by email or post we will send your tags with your certificate.

Attach registration tag to your cats’ collars

The registration tag helps us reunite you with your pet if they get lost. 

Nuisances Cats

Cats are considered a nuisance if they roam, attack wildlife or create a disturbance in or around a property.

If you are experiencing problems with cats in your area, here are a few suggestions that may discourage the cats in a safe manner.

Please do not take any action that will injure or harm the cat or that is in breach of the Animal Welfare Act.

Talk to Your Neighbour

If you know who owns the cat, we suggest having a friendly chat to discuss your concerns.

Owners are often not aware that their cat is being a nuisance and will act to rectify the concerns once raised with them.

If you are not comfortable speaking with your neighbour directly, perhaps leave a politely worded, anonymous note in their mailbox, that constructively expresses your concerns.

Natural deterrents

You could deploy the following deterrents around your home, which may or may not prove successful (please assess the risk to your pets and other animals that reside on your property):

  • Citrus fragrance (scatter orange or lemon peels or spray with citrus)
  • Coffee grounds
  • Oil of lavender
  • Garlic
  • Cinnamon
  • Lemongrass
  • Citronella
  • Euclyptus
  • Vinegar sprayed on areas where they roam
  • Pine cones and heavy bark mulch (cats don't like the feeling on their feet)
  • Dried nut of bean shells, broken egg shells, holly leaves, or rock mulch
  • Curry plant (Helichrysum augustfolium)
  • Geranium (Pelargonium)
  • Lemon thyme (Thymus citriodorus)
  • Lavender (Lavandula augustifolia)
  • Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegrium)
  • Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
  • Scaredy cat plant (Plectranthus caninus)
  • Motion activated sprinklers

Traps

As a last resort you may obtain a cat trap from our Ranger Services department.

If this method is deployed, it is your responsibility to ensure the welfare of the cat throughout the process. It is extremely stressful for the trapped cat.

You will need to sign a trap hire form upon collection/delivery and Rangers will demonstrate how to set the trap.

To enquire:

08 9531 7777

mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au

Traps can be hired for up to seven days. Trap hire does not carry a fee.

Lodge a complaint

Contact the Ranger Services Department regarding your concerns.

08 9531 7777

mailbag@murray.wa.gov.au

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