Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations80. Sale or disposal of impounded dog or cat
(1) The council may determine the number of days or hours after which a pound manager may arrange for the destruction of a dog or cat delivered to the pound.
(2) A dog or cat in a pound must not be destroyed other than:
(a) by a veterinarian or a person who is, in the opinion of a pound manager, qualified to destroy the dog or cat; and
(b) in a manner that is approved by the Australian Veterinary Association.
(3) Subject to this Part, a pound manager may, instead of destroying a dog or cat under this by-law:
(a) sell or dispose of the dog or cat; or
(b) transfer ownership of the dog or cat to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and sell or dispose of the dog or cat as agent for the Society.
Subdivision 8. Miscellaneous matters