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DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 1994 - SECT 84DD

Veterinary practitioners and animal shelters must record and report on reunification of pets with owners

    (1)     This section applies to a person or body that conducts an animal shelter or to a veterinary practitioner

        (a)     that receives seized dogs or cats from persons under section 84D; and

        (b)     that does not have an agreement under section 84Y with the Council of the municipal district in which the person, body or veterinary practitioner is located.

    (2)     The person, body or veterinary practitioner must—

        (a)     keep and maintain a record that contains the prescribed details of—

              (i)     every seized dog and cat received by the person, body or veterinary practitioner during the prescribed period; and

              (ii)     any owner or agent of an owner who has recovered a seized dog or cat from the person, body or veterinary practitioner during the prescribed period referred to in subparagraph (i); and

        (b)     give a report to the Council of the municipal district in which the person, body or veterinary practitioner is located containing the prescribed details required to be kept under paragraph (a); and

        (c)     ensure that a report under paragraph (b) is given to the Council by the prescribed time.

Penalty:     4 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not apply to a person, body or veterinary practitioner if no seized cats or dogs were received by, or recovered by their owners or agents of owners from, the person, body or veterinary practitioner during a period prescribed under subsection (2)(a).

Division 3—Search warrants

S. 84E inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 29, amended by No. 8/2014 ss 19, 20, substituted by No. 69/2017 s. 72.



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