Destruction or disposal of impounded dogs
47 Destruction or disposal of impounded dogs
A pound supervisor may arrange for the destruction of an impounded dog if the dog is so diseased or injured that it is humane to destroy it.
A pound supervisor may arrange for the destruction of an impounded dog at the expiration of the number of days or hours determined by the council.
A pound supervisor may, instead of causing a dog to be destroyed under clause (2):
sell the dog‑providing all appropriate maintenance costs incurred for the keeping of that dog are recovered in the sale; or
pass the property in the dog to an approved incorporated body that is formed and carried on for purposes that include the provision of services relating to animal welfare and sell or dispose of the dog as agent for that body.
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