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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
24BPowers to recover certain costs
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24B Powers to recover certain costs
A POCTA inspector may, on behalf of a person who provided food or water to an animal by or under the authority of a POCTA inspector under section 23(2), recover from the owner of the animal the reasonable costs of the food and water in any court of competent jurisdiction as a civil debt recoverable summarily.
S. 24C substituted by No. 65/2007 s. 95.