DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 64D
DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 64D
64D—Notification to owner of dog or cat destroyed etc under Part
(1) A person who
destroys, injures, seizes or detains a dog or an identified cat under this
Part must, as soon as practicable—
(a) take
reasonable steps to inform the owner of the dog or cat of the action taken;
and
(i)
if the action is taken in an area that is not within a
council area—a police officer; and
(ii)
if the action is taken within a council area—the
council of that area.
Maximum penalty: $1 250.
Expiation fee: $210.
(2)
Subsection (1)(b) does not apply in the following circumstances:
(a) if
the person destroying, injuring, seizing or detaining a dog or cat is a
prescribed person;
(b) any
other circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
(3) In this
section—
"prescribed person" means—
(a) an
authorised person; or
(b) a
warden under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 or the
Wilderness Protection Act 1992 ; or
(c) an
authorised officer under the Crown Land Management Act 2009 ; or
(d) an
authorised officer under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 ; or
(e) an
inspector under the Animal Welfare Act 1985 ; or
(f) a
registered veterinary surgeon; or
(g) a
person acting for or on behalf of 1 of the following bodies or persons in
respect of a dog or cat that has been delivered to a facility operated by the
person or body:
(i)
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (South Australia) Incorporated;
(ii)
the Animal Welfare League of South Australia,
Incorporated;
(iii)
a body or person specified by the regulations; or
(h) any
other person prescribed by the regulations.