Diseased dogs
46 Diseased dogs
(1) If a pound supervisor who takes custody of a dog that has been seized under these By‑laws:
notices or suspects that the dog is diseased; or
(b) receives advice from a veterinarian that the dog is, or is suspected of being, diseased,
the pound supervisor must:
isolate the dog from other dogs in the pound; and
notify the council of the dog's condition.
(2) The council must serve on the owner, if known, of a dog isolated under clause (1) written notice that the dog is or is suspected of being diseased and that the council:
requires the dog to be destroyed; or
(b) requires the dog to undergo a course of treatment specified in the notice.
(3) In a notice served under clause (2), the council may require the owner of the dog to produce to the council (within the time specified in the notice) a report prepared by a veterinarian or a person specified in the notice relating to:
(a) if the dog is not required to be destroyed‑the diseased dog; or
(b) all other dogs usually kept at the premises at which the diseased dog is or was kept.
(4) A dog the subject of a notice under this by‑law may be released from the pound in accordance with by‑law 45 subject to any conditions that the council thinks fit.
(5) The cost of treatment reasonably provided by a pound supervisor to a diseased dog, and to any other dog in the pound that was infected or was at risk of being infected by the diseased dog before the pound supervisor could reasonably isolate it, is a debt due and payable by the owner of the diseased dog to the council.
(6) The owner of a dog who contravenes or fails to comply with a requirement of a notice served on him or her under clause (2), or a condition imposed in accordance with clause (4), commits an offence.
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