New South Wales Consolidated Acts

IMPOUNDING ACT 1993 - SECT 9

9 Animals unattended in public places can be impounded

(1) An impounding officer may impound an animal that is in a public place in the area of operations of the officer if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the animal is unattended.

(2) An animal is not to be regarded as being unattended for the purposes of this section:

(a) while the animal is in a public place in response to an invitation contained in a notice published by the relevant public authority and in accordance with any conditions specified in that notice, or

(b) while the animal is in a public place with the consent of the relevant public authority, or

(c) while the animal is in a public place and its presence there is authorised by or under an Act, or

(d) in the case of an animal that is stock (as defined in Part 10 of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 ) that is unattended on a road or travelling stock reserve, in any circumstances prescribed by section 138 of that Act,

(e) in any circumstances prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.