Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts8. Provision of food, drink and shelter
(1) A person in charge of an animal must provide the animal with food, drink and shelter -
(a) that is appropriate and sufficient; and
(b) that it is reasonably practicable for the person to provide.
(2) [Omitted]
(3) If an animal has been confined for a period exceeding 24 hours without appropriate and sufficient food or drink, any person may enter the premises where it is confined to supply the animal with food or drink and the person incurs no liability for entering the premises.
(4) A person who supplies an animal with food or drink under subsection (3) is entitled to be paid by the person in charge of the animal the reasonable costs of the food or drink and may recover those costs in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt owed to him or her.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to or in relation to -
(a) an animal confined in a railway truck; or
(b) stock animals being transported in accordance with an adopted code of practice.