66Seizure and impounding

66 Seizure and impounding (1) An authorised person may seize: (a) a dog or cat that appears to be diseased, injured, savage, destructive, stray or unregistered; or (b) a dog or cat that is at large; or (c) a dangerous dog whose owner is not complying with Division 3; or (d) any animal that an authorised person believes on reasonable grounds has attacked a person.

City of Darwin By-laws 2023 35 (2) As soon as practicable after seizing a dog or cat, the authorised person must: (a) impound the dog or cat in a pound; or (b) take reasonable steps to return the dog or cat to its owner if satisfied that: (i) it is not diseased, injured, savage or destructive; or (ii) in the case of a dangerous dog whose owner is not complying with Division 3 – the owner is willing and able to comply with Division 3.