69Relinquishing ownership of dogs

69 Relinquishing ownership of dogs (1) This section applies to a dog seized under this Act. (2) The dog’s keeper may relinquish ownership of the dog by signed writing given to the registrar. (3) An instrument relinquishing ownership of the dog— (a) takes effect at the end of 3 days beginning on the day the signed instrument is given to the registrar; and (b) must contain a statement to the effect of paragraph (a). (4) After an instrument relinquishing ownership of the dog takes effect, the registrar— (a) is not obliged to return the dog to its keeper; and (b) may sell or destroy the dog. (5) To remove any doubt, the registrar must not sell or destroy the dog under this section until the instrument relinquishing ownership of the dog takes effect.