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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
24RDuty to take steps to identify owner
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24R Duty to take steps to identify owner
If an animal has been seized under this Part and the identity of both the owner and the person in charge of the animal are not known to the person who seized the animal, the person who seized the animal must take reasonable steps to identify and contact the owner or person in charge of the animal.
S. 24S inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 95.