Registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification

Legislation: Domestic Animals Act 1994 (Vic) s 20(1)

Maximum penalty: 2 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 187 charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (82.4% or 154 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 115 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification. Among the 115 cases, 55 people were male and 60 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (81.7% or 94 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 187 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 28 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification by financial year
**Number: 187 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification by financial year
**Number: 187 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification by financial year
**Number: 28 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 115 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 55 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 60 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 6 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 61 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification
**Number: 10 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification by financial year
**Number: 115 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of registered dog or cat found outside owner's premises without identification for all people by financial year
**Number: 115 cases**