(1) Any animal seized under section 40 in connection with the commission of an
offence may, with the approval of the Minister--
(a) be sold or otherwise
disposed of,
(b) be condemned and destroyed,
(c) be placed in the care of
the Secretary either indefinitely or for rehabilitation and return to its
natural environment, or
(d) be returned to its natural environment.
(2)
Animals seized under section 40 shall be returned to the person from whom they
were seized or any other person who appears to the Minister to be their owner
if they are not sold or otherwise disposed of, destroyed, placed in care or
returned to their natural environment before the expiration of the prescribed
period.
(3) No compensation is payable in respect of an animal seized or
detained under section 40 or sold or otherwise disposed of, destroyed, placed
in care or returned to its natural environment under this section.
