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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
24YMethods of disposal of animals
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24Y Methods of disposal of animals
(1) If an animal is authorised to be disposed of under this Part, the animal may be disposed of—
(a) if a court has ordered the manner of disposal of the animal, in that manner; or
(b) if the Minister has authorised the manner of disposal of the animal under this Part, in that manner;
(c) in any case to which paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply—
(i) by being sold; or
(ii) by being destroyed; or
S. 24Y(1)(c)(iii) amended by No. 65/2007 s. 109.
(iii) by being given to a domestic animal business operating from a premises which is registered for the purposes of that business under the **Domestic Animals Act 1994**.
(2) Ownership in any animal given to a domestic animal business under subsection (1)(c) passes to that business when the business takes possession of the animal.
S. 24Z inserted by No. 65/2007 s. 95.