reasonable costs of detaining or
treating includes the cost of detaining, treating, boarding, handling and
transporting a cat;
treating , in relation to a cat, means all or any of the
following:
(a) desexing the cat;
(b) microchipping the cat;
(c) treatment by a
veterinary surgeon required as a result of injury to, or illness of, the cat.
(2) The reasonable costs of detaining or treating a cat under this
Act –
(a) are to be borne by the owner of the cat; and
(b) must be
paid before the cat can be returned to the owner.
(3) A council, cat
management facility or authorised person may recover, in a court of competent
jurisdiction, the reasonable costs of detaining or treating a cat under this
Act as a debt due to the council, cat management facility or authorised person
by the owner.
