IMPOUNDING ACT 1993 - SECT 22
Injured, diseased or distressed animals can be destroyed
IMPOUNDING ACT 1993 - SECT 22
Injured, diseased or distressed animals can be destroyed
22 Injured, diseased or distressed animals can be destroyed
(1) An impounding authority may destroy an impoundedanimal held at its pound
if of the opinion that the animal is seriously injured, diseased or starved or
is otherwise in a distressed state.
(2) If the impounding authority knows the
identity of the owner of the animal, it must not destroy the animal unless it
has informed the owner that it is proposed to destroy the animal and has given
the owner a reasonable opportunity to obtain its release.
(3) The
impounding authority may recover as a debt from the owner of an animal the
cost of destroying the animal and disposing of its carcass.
