ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2002 - SECT 54
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 2002 - SECT 54
54 . Court may order a post mortem
(1) A court hearing a
charge under this Act may order that a post mortem be carried out on an animal
by a veterinarian specified in the order.
(2) If an order is
made under subsection (1) —
(a) the
results of the post mortem are to be given to the court, the prosecutor and
the alleged offender; and
(b) the
cost of the post mortem is a cost in respect of which an order may be made
under section 58.
[Section 54 amended: No. 19 of 2021 s. 226(7).]