Voluntary surrender of animal to State
698 Voluntary surrender of animal to State
A person who is given a letter of demand under section 697 may agree to surrender the animal to which the letter of demand relates to the State.
The agreement must be written and witnessed by a person who may witness a statutory declaration.
If the State agrees to the surrender of the animal—
the animal becomes the property of the State; and
the commissioner may sell or dispose of the animal in the way the commissioner considers appropriate.
If the commissioner sells the animal, the proceeds of the sale after paying any costs of the sale must be applied as follows—
in payment of the commissioner’s costs of keeping the animal while in the possession of the police service;
in payment of any balance to the consolidated fund.
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