Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 127

127 Destruction of regulated dog or prohibited dog in particular circumstances

(1) This section applies if the dog is a regulated dog or a prohibited dog.

(2) The authorised person may, without notice given to an owner of or responsible person for the dog, immediately destroy the dog if—

(a) the authorised person reasonably believes the dog is dangerous and the authorised person can not control the dog; or

(b) an owner of the dog has asked the authorised person to destroy the dog.

(3) Also, the authorised person may destroy the dog not earlier than 3 days after seizing the dog if—

(a) the dog—

(i) has no registered owner, or apparently has no registered owner; and

(ii) is not the subject of a regulated dog declaration made by the relevant local government; and

(b) neither the authorised person nor the relevant local government knows who is an owner of, or a responsible person for, the dog.