Dogs and airports
 

That might be a local rule but I have never come across it in the Civil Aviation rule set.
Nothing I can see in the Part 139 MOS.

I smell an insurance company behind this
 

Like most restrictions airports now place on access, these local rules often come out of a 'what if' question asked by an insurer.'What if' there is an incident involving a companion animal? What steps have you taken to document and control the presence of animals airside?
With proprietal interest, which airport owners have, comes proprietal obligations to control, or at least have a means to monitor, what goes on on your facility.
Insurers need to be rounded up, placed in a pit, and ignited. They are destroying this country.

Just make sure your dog has an ASIC before you take it airside, if not you better get cracking on the approval process, make sure you have it's original birth certificate, passport etc and of course $250

For us, as long as the dog is on a leash, or controlled in some way then that is OK. The issue comes when something goes wrong ,i.e. dog runs off after seeing something to chase and runs right into a moving propellor. It's not the insurers fault, it really all leads back to the courts and the government. Dog runs into propellor, owner of said dog sues, lawyers chase whoever has the most money BUT it is the Judge that ultimately decides that it is (for example) the pilots fault for not anticipating the dog and shutting down the engine (Airport owner has no money, aircraft is amateur built so no big factory to sue etc.). The Judging is based on the law so it is the government that needs to change laws such that these frivolous lawsuits do not happen and THEN airport owners can make things a lot more friendly knowing that if someone else makes a mistake that they or their tenants are not going to be sued.

I have always understood that a loose airside dog will be shot - risk of getting onto a runway, causing a swerve / go around / collision etc. Possibly told by the Tarmac Terriers at some stage, but don't recall seeing anything on a sign.

It was a minor problem for me because the boss's wife would bring her bucking fig Rottweiler with her. She would hold it on the lead, but it easily got away from her a few times. Got a nice scar on my hand from when I first met it. ("Hello doggie!" Chomp! "Don't try to touch the dog." (could have said that before I tried, mumble mumble...)) It had its own boarding ramp and piddle-proof mat that had to travel with it. But it still found ways of piddling on the carpet, and the engineers were always HAPPY to pull the carpet out and wash it...

I understand the rule that dogs that are loose can be shot apply at ship docks because of quarantine rules and the same could apply with airports apart from the safety issue.

I've heard that the Melbourne airport security guys that drive regularly around the perimeter, sometimes shoot animals that pose a risk, or need putting out of their misery, or are stuck in the fence etc. You wouldn't want your family dog straying in there either.

When did 256A change? Have you always needed a permit to fly an animal - even if securely caged etc?

"Two on Board...Me and me dog".....was the remark given by a very well known grazier as he would taxy out at Kal. in the 'ole days' , on his way to either Mundabullagana, (WA) or back to S.A. to his home there.
The dog was, of course, a 'working dog' and was very well trained and behaved. We used to make sure he got water on arrival at Kal……

There were never any questions from anybody re the carrying of the dog.

Cheers

It's just my recollection was that animals had to be caged, not that a permit was needed. I haven't looked at that reg for years and haven't needed to, my flashbacks to turtles, goannas and baby crocs in the back of the aircraft are from a long while ago....

Furthermore what if the animal is a half dead? i.e. Arnhem Land turtle with flippers tied with fencing wire as carry on baggage?

I dunno... I have seen Bird Dogs, Wog Dogs, Pups, Huskies, Airdailes and Beagles on airports with nobody seeming to care. Maybe it depends on breed?

Yep, don't forget to secure your dog in case this happens.