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DOG CONTROL ACT 2000 - SECT 42 Destruction of dog

DOG CONTROL ACT 2000 - SECT 42

Destruction of dog

(1)  An authorised person or a veterinary surgeon may seize or destroy a dog, or both seize and destroy a dog, if satisfied that the dog –
(a) is behaving in a manner and in such circumstances likely to cause injury to any person or death or serious bodily injury to any animal; or
(b) has caused injury to a person or death or serious bodily injury to an animal; or
(c) is found distressed or disabled to such an extent that its continued existence is likely to involve continued suffering.
(2)  An authorised person or a veterinary surgeon may enter any premises in order to seize or destroy a dog under subsection (1) .
(3)  If a dog destroyed under subsection (1) was wearing a registration disc or any other means of identification, the general manager is to notify the dog's owner in writing of –
(a) the destruction of the dog; and
(b) the reasons for the destruction.