Dog Control Act 2000

If a court orders the destruction of a dog seized and detained under section 37, the costs of detaining and destroying the dog are to be borne by the owner.

If the costs of detaining a dog are borne by the council on behalf of the owner, the council may recover the costs in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the council by the owner.

If the owner of a dog does not reclaim the dog, the council may recover the cost of destroying or otherwise disposing of the dog in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the council by the owner.