Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 5A(1) amended by No. 60/2012 s. 3.
(1) An authorised officer of a council, with any assistance that is necessary, may enter any land or building (excluding any building occupied as a residence) in the municipal district of that council at the request of the owner if he or she reasonably suspects that there is abandoned livestock in or on the land or building.
S. 5A(2) amended by No. 60/2012 s. 72(1).
(2) An authorised officer of a council who enters land or a building under subsection (1)—
(a) may impound any livestock in or on the land or building that he or she reasonably believes have been abandoned; and
(b) must deliver the livestock to a pound.
(3) An authorised officer of a council who impounds livestock under this section must fix a notice of seizure to the building or to the entry gate of the land at the time of the impounding so that it is visible to persons wishing to enter the property.
(4) This section does not apply in respect of a horse that is the subject of a lien under Part 3A.
S. 5B inserted by No. 60/2012 s. 4.