Ararat district residents can now register their pools and spas via an online form.
Ararat Rural City Council chief executive Tim Harrison said under new State Government legislation, all residents with a pool or spa must register them with the council by June 1.
Dr Harrison said the new regulations covered privately owned permanent pools, indoor, above-ground and outdoor spas, hot tubs, and some relocatable pools capable of holding water of more than 30 centimetres in depth.
He said small inflatable wading pools that did not require assembly did not have to be registered.