Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Where cattle
trespassing are not impounded, and it is proved to the satisfaction of a
justice that it is not possible to impound the cattle except at an undue
expense, and that the owner of the cattle is unknown or cannot be found, the
justice may order the destruction of the cattle in such manner as he thinks
fit, and may, if the animal is a horse, mare, filly, foal, gelding, colt,
camel, bull, bullock, cow, heifer, steer, calf, ass, or mule, order the
production and delivery to a police constable of the hide of the animal and by
the order give such direction as to the disposal of the hide as he thinks fit,
and an order so made has effect according to its tenor and is not subject to
appeal.