42Destruction of dog

42 Destruction of dog

(1)  [Section 42 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2017, s. 23, Applied:20 Dec 2017] An authorised person or a veterinary surgeon may seize or destroy a dog, or both seize and destroy a dog, if satisfied that the dog –

(a) is behaving in a manner and in such circumstances likely to cause injury to any person or death or serious bodily injury to any animal; or

(b) has caused injury to a person or death or serious bodily injury to an animal; or

(c) is found distressed or disabled to such an extent that its continued existence is likely to involve continued suffering.

(2)  An authorised person or a veterinary surgeon may enter any premises in order to seize or destroy a dog under subsection (1) .

(3)  If a dog destroyed under subsection (1) was wearing a registration disc or any other means of identification, the general manager is to notify the dog's owner in writing of –

(a) the destruction of the dog; and

(b) the reasons for the destruction.