ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 181 - REG 12.65 Impounding animals

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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 181 - REG 12.65

Impounding animals

(1): A warden or ranger may impound an animal that:

(a): is not a member of a native species; and
(b): is found straying in a Commonwealth reserve.

(2): For subregulation (1), the Director may:

(a): establish and maintain a pound; or
(b): enter into an agreement with a person or body for the use of a pound established by the person or body.

(3): If a warden or ranger impounds an animal, the warden or ranger must:

(a): remove the animal to a pound; and
(b): take reasonable steps to identify the owner of the animal and to tell the owner of the impounding.

(4): For paragraph (3) (b), if the animal is not identified in a way that allows its owner to be determined, the steps include publishing, in a newspaper circulating in the area where the reserve is located, an advertisement that includes:

(a): a description of the animal; and
(b): the date when, and the part of the reserve where, the animal was impounded.

(5): A warden or ranger must release an impounded animal to the owner of the animal on payment of the cost of impounding the animal to the Director.
(6): The cost of impounding an animal includes:

(a): the cost of removing the animal to a pound; and
(b): the cost of identifying the owner of the animal; and
(c): if the pound is maintained by the Director:

(i): the cost, that is reasonably attributable to the management of the animal, of providing staff at the pound; and
(ii): the cost of feeding and watering the animal; and

(d): if the pound is not maintained by the Director, the amount that the Director is charged for the use of the pound for the animal; and
(e): any other expenses of the Director for the animal.

(7): A warden or ranger may dispose of or destroy an impounded animal after 7 days after any of the following events:

(a): the owner was informed of the impounding and has not paid the cost of impounding;
(b): the later of:

(i): if the owner cannot be contacted — the animal was impounded;
(ii): if the owner cannot be determined — an advertisement mentioned in subregulation (4) was published.

(8): A warden or ranger who impounds an animal under this regulation is not liable for any damage to the animal caused by its impounding.

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