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Animal Protection Act 2018
26Notification of injury to domesticated animal
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26 Notification of injury to domesticated animal (1) A person who injures a domesticated animal that is not in the person's control, must as soon as practicable after the injury occurs: (a) inform a person in control of the animal about the injury; or (b) if the person is unable to inform a person mentioned in paragraph (a) – inform an authorised officer about the injury. Note for subsection (1) Dog, cat, horse, goat and sheep are examples of a domesticated animal.