DOG ACT 1976 - SECT 47

DOG ACT 1976 - SECT 47

47 .         Veterinary service expenses recoverable from local government

        (1)         In this section —

        representative , in relation to a local government, means —

            (a)         a person who is an authorised person by virtue of an appointment or designation made by that local government; or

            (b)         an employee of the local government,

        who, at the relevant time, is performing a function on behalf of the local government.

        (2)         A local government is liable to pay for the veterinary services requested in respect of a dog by a representative of the local government.

        (3)         A veterinarian who provides services in respect of a dog at the request of a local government’s representative may recover the amount of the costs for the services from the local government in a court of competent jurisdiction.

        [Section 47 inserted: No. 18 of 2013 s. 54; amended: No. 19 of 2016 s. 133.]

        [Heading amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]