ACT Cat Containment Areas: Legislative Boundaries for Domestic Animal Management

A polygon dataset shows ACT-wide and Declared Cat Containment Areas legislated by the ACT Government under the Domestic Animals Act 2000. From 1 July 2022, cat containment applies to cats born on or after that date across the entire ACT. The dataset is managed by the City Services, Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (TCCS).

Use Cases

• Mapping legal boundaries for animal control enforcement based on declared containment areas.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of cat containment policies across ACT suburbs.
• Supporting public information services about pet ownership rules based on area name and declaration attributes.
• Integrating legislative land-use data with other urban planning datasets based on polygon geometry.

Strengths

• Legislative basis is explicitly cited (Domestic Animals Act 2000, Declaration DI2019-33).
• Specific policy start date is provided (1 July 2022).
• Attributes include area name, division, and declaration type as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, covering only the Australian Capital Territory.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi), authored by cityoperationsactgov.

Collection Method

Managed by City Services, Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (TCCS) as a non-asset dataset for information.

Time Range

Legislation effective from 1 July 2022; dataset reflects current declarations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 03:08:53.172803; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory, specifically ACT-wide and declared suburb containment areas.