Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The owner of a dog
shall take all reasonable precautions against that dog becoming infested by
tapeworms or other parasites, and if the dog appears to be suffering from any
infectious or contagious disease shall cause the dog to be examined by a
registered veterinary surgeon, or in the absence of a veterinary surgeon, by a
medical practitioner or environmental health officer and shall take all
practicable steps to enable that condition to be controlled or eradicated.
Penalty: $500.
(2) Where he has
reasonable grounds for believing that the provisions of subsection (1)
have not been complied with any police officer or person authorised by the
local government for the purpose of this section, may by notice in writing
require the owner of a dog to have that dog available at a specified place for
veterinary examination at the cost of the owner by a registered veterinary
surgeon, or in the absence of a veterinary surgeon by a medical practitioner
or environmental health officer, within the period specified in that notice
(not being a period of less than 3 days) and a person who without
reasonable excuse fails to comply with that requirement commits an offence.
(3) Where pursuant to
an examination made by him under this section any registered veterinary
surgeon, medical practitioner or environmental health officer considers that a
dog is a danger to health the local government may cause the dog to be seized
and detained for isolation or destruction, but where the local government
proposes to destroy the dog the owner shall be given notice in the prescribed
manner and may, within the prescribed time, apply to the State Administrative
Tribunal for a review of the decision and the dog shall be detained until the
State Administrative Tribunal determines the application.
[Section 36 amended by No. 23 of 1987
s. 29; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 24 of 1996 s. 16;
No. 57 of 1997 s. 49; No. 55 of 2004 s. 266.]
[ 37. Deleted by No. 23 of 1987 s. 30.]
[Heading inserted by No. 24 of 1996
s. 11.]