The City is seeking community feedback on the proposed Animals Local Law 2025. The proposed local law has been re-drafted, following previous community consultations, to include better cat control measures including a list of cat prohibited areas, provisions for nuisance cats, as well as other amendments following feedback received from the community and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. Once finalised by Council, this local law will replace the existing City of Joondalup Animals Local Law 1999.
The proposed Animals Local Law 2025 is available for download on the Community Consultation page. Alternatively, printed copies can be found at all City of Joondalup libraries or the City’s Customer Service Centre located at 90 Boas Avenue, Joondalup.
The purpose of the proposed Animals Local Law 2025 is to provide for the regulation, control and management of the keeping of animals within the City of Joondalup.
The effect of the proposed Animals Local Law 2025 is to establish the requirements with which owners and occupiers of land within the district must comply in order to keep animals and provides the means of enforcing the local law.
For further details and to provide feedback, visit the Community Consultation page.
Submissions accepted: Thursday 19 June 2025–Friday 8 August 2025