Seized dog or cat must be delivered up
84D Seized dog or cat must be delivered up
S. 84D inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 29.
S. 84D(1) amended by No. 69/2017 s. 71(1), substituted by No. 3/2022 s. 4, amended by No. 14/2025 s. 19.
A person (other than an authorised officer) who seizes a dog or cat under section 84 or 84A must, as soon as is reasonably possible after the seizure, deliver it to—
a Council authorised officer of the municipal district in which it was seized; or
a person or body that has an agreement under section 84Y with that Council; or
a person or body that conducts an animal shelter that does not have an agreement under section 84Y with that Council; or
a veterinary practitioner who does not have an agreement under section 84Y with that Council and who consents to receiving the dog or cat.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
S. 84D(2) amended by No. 69/2017 s. 71(2).
If a person is found guilty of an offence under subsection (1), the Magistrates' Court may, on the application of a Council authorised officer of the municipal district in which the animal was seized, order that the person return the animal to the authorised officer.
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