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Dog Control Act 2000
40Interference with dogs in pounds
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40 Interference with dogs in pounds
(1) A person must not –
(a) remove or interfere with any dog seized under this Division; or
(b) destroy or damage any structure, enclosure or pound in which dogs seized under this Division are detained.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) An authorised person may –
(a) seize a dog that is illegally removed; and
(b) detain the dog until the fees and costs arising from its detention and retrieval are paid.