Domestic Animals Act 2000

This section applies to a cat seized under this division.

The keeper of the cat may relinquish ownership of the cat by signed writing given to an authorised person or approved provider.

An instrument relinquishing ownership of the cat—

takes effect at the end of 3 days beginning on the day the signed instrument is given to the authorised person or approved provider; and

must contain a statement to the effect of paragraph (a).

After an instrument relinquishing ownership of the cat takes effect, an authorised person or approved provider—

is not obliged to return the cat to its keeper; and

may sell or destroy the cat.

To remove any doubt, an authorised person or approved provider must not sell or destroy the cat under this section until the instrument relinquishing ownership of the cat takes effect.