21Authorised officers to ensure animals taken to place of care

21 Authorised officers to ensure animals taken to place of care

21 Authorised officers to ensure animals taken to place of care

(1) If an authorised officer takes possession of an animal the officer must ensure the animal is—

(a) taken to a place of care, or

(b) returned to the responsible person for the animal.

(2) To avoid doubt, an animal taken to a place of care continues to be the possession of the authority that appointed the authorised officer while the animal is at the place of care.

(3) An authority may nominate a place of care as the place of care to which an authorised officer appointed by the authority may take an animal the officer takes possession of.