Release of dogs from pound
40 Release of dogs from pound
A dog in the pound shall not be released from the pound:
subject to clause (3), unless it is registered;
(b) other than to the owner of the dog or to a person authorised in writing by the owner to act as the owner's agent; and
(c) unless there is paid to the manager of the pound the maintenance and release fees fixed under clause (2).
(2) The Council may, by resolution, determine the amount of a daily fee to be paid in relation to the maintenance of a dog in the pound and a fee to be paid on the release of a dog from the pound.
(3) Clause (1) does not apply to a dog which has not been usually kept within the Municipality for 3 consecutive months immediately preceding the date of its release from the pound.
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