CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 23 Notification where owner identified
CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 23
Notification where owner identified
If the owner of a cat held at a cat management facility is identifiable, the operator of the cat management facility is to ensure that the owner of the cat is notified in writing or, if a telephone number for the owner of the cat is known, by telephone (a) of the name and address of the cat management facility where the cat is being held; and(b) that the owner may reclaim the cat; and(c) if the cat is not reclaimed within the holding period specified in the notice, that the cat may be re-housed, offered for sale or destroyed; and(d) that the owner is responsible for reasonable costs associated with (i) the implantation of the cat with a microchip; and(ii) the desexing of the cat; and(iii) the detention and care of the cat; and(iv) the destruction of the cat.