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CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 89 OF 2009) - SECT 24 Reclaiming cats

CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 89 OF 2009) - SECT 24

Reclaiming cats

(1)  Before a cat can be reclaimed under this Act, the cat is to be examined to determine whether the cat is microchipped and desexed in accordance with this Act.
(2)  If a cat is not microchipped or desexed as required under this Act, the operator of the cat management facility is to ensure the cat is microchipped and desexed before the cat is reclaimed from that facility.
(3)  Before a cat is microchipped or desexed under this section, the owner of the cat is to be notified that the cat is to be microchipped or desexed.
(4)  An owner must not reclaim a cat that is not desexed and microchipped unless –
(a) the owner is a registered breeder; or
(b) in the case of a cat that has not been microchipped, the owner produces a certificate issued under section 12(2) in respect of the cat; or
(c) in the case of a cat that has not been desexed, the owner produces a certificate issued under section 14(2)(a) in respect of the cat; or
(d) the owner enters into a care agreement providing for the future desexing, or future microchipping, of the cat.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.