Homeowners in one Aussie state may be forced to spend thousands of dollars on cat containment if new laws are passed next year.

Western Australia is in the process of amending the Cat Act 2011 to give local councils sweeping new powers to enforce cat containment across the state.

The new powers would cover a range of enforcement issues, including the ability to fine cat owners whose feline friends stray too far from home.

WA Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley said councils had been calling for changes to cat containment regulations for more than a decade.

“(The act) provides local governments with important tools to manage cats, including prohibiting them from specific public places, addressing nuisance behaviour, and enforcing sterilisation, microchipping and registration,” she

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