Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 128

128 Receipt for dog in particular circumstances

(1) This section applies if the dog—

(a) has, or appears to have, a registered owner; or

(b) was seized from a person who had immediate control or custody of it.

(2) The authorised person must, as soon as practicable after the seizure, give the registered owner or person a written receipt for the dog—

(a) generally describing the dog and its condition; and

(b) stating the dog has been seized.

(3) If the registered owner is not present at the place at which the dog was seized and—

(a) the place is not a public place—the receipt may be given by leaving it at the place in a conspicuous position and in a reasonably secure way; or

(b) the place is a public place—the receipt may be given by leaving it at the address stated on the registration notice for the dog.