65Seizure and impounding

65 Seizure and impounding (1) An authorised person may seize: (a) a dog that appears to be diseased, injured, savage, destructive, stray or unregistered; or (b) a dog that is at large; or (c) a dangerous dog whose owner is not complying with Division 2, Subdivision 4; or (d) an animal that an authorised person believes on reasonable grounds has attacked a person. (2) As soon as practicable after seizing a dog, the authorised person must: (a) impound the dog in a pound; or (b) take reasonable steps to return the dog 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 2, Subdivision 4 – the owner is willing and able to comply with Division 2, Subdivision 4. (3) As soon as practicable after seizing an animal other than a dog, the authorised person must: (a) impound the animal in a pound; or (b) take reasonable steps to return the animal to its owner if satisfied that it is not diseased, injured, savage or destructive.