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Wildlife Act 1975
48BOwner to be notified
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48B Owner to be notified
(1) If the owner of a dog or cat which has been delivered to the authorised officer of a Council under section 48A is able to be identified from a marker attached to or implanted in the animal's body, the Council must notify the owner of the seizure of the animal.
(2) A notice under this section must be in writing and must be delivered either personally or by post within 4 days after the animal is seized.
S. 48C inserted by No. 87/1997