South Australian Current Acts

IMPOUNDING ACT 1920

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Pounds and poundkeepers

   4.      Establishment of pounds and appointment of poundkeepers
   5.      Notice in Gazette to be evidence of establishment of pound or appointment of poundkeeper
   6.      Governor or council may close pound
   7.      Pound to be fenced, enclosed, and kept clean and in repair
   7A.     Provision of shelter in pounds
   8.      Constant supply of water to be maintained
   9.      Persons using or milking cattle without consent of owner
   11.     Pound book, copy of this Act, and file of Gazette to be kept by poundkeeper
   12.     Poundkeeper to keep a board of fees and charges, and rates for ordinary damage
   13.     Poundage fees and charges, how to be accounted for

   PART 3--Impounding of cattle

   14.     Power to impound cattle
   15.     Owner may impound on his own land cattle trespassing on such land
   15A.    Cattle to be impounded may be driven or conveyed to pound
   16.     Impounding unlawfully or in unauthorised place
   17.     Fees to be paid to poundkeeper
   18.     Rates for damage by trespass
   19.     Fees and rates may be varied
   20.     Person impounding not liable to fees
   21.     Cattle to be restored to owner on payment or tender of amount claimed
   22.     Notice to be given by person impounding cattle in public pound
   23.     Duty and responsibility of poundkeeper
   24.     Notice of cattle impounded to be posted up at pound
   25.     Notice of impounding
   26.     Poundkeeper may charge for service of notice

   PART 4--Disposal of cattle impounded

   27.     Cattle to be released on payment of damages and poundkeeper's fees and charges
   28.     Sum payable in respect of cattle impounded may be secured
   29.     Payment under protest where owner alleges amount claimed is excessive
   30.     Delivery of cattle on recognizance without payment of damages
   31.     Payment to person impounding of money received in respect of cattle impounded
   32.     Proceedings prior to sale by poundkeeper of unclaimed cattle
   33.     Time and mode of sale of impounded cattle
   34.     Special provision with reference to valueless cattle
   35.     Special provision with reference to goats seized under section 14
           36. Justice may order unsold cattle to be destroyed
   37.     Purchaser not bound to prove regularity of sale
   38.     Poundkeeper may recover fees and charges from owner of cattle
   39.     Justice may order destruction of dying or diseased cattle impounded
   40.     Application of money arising from sale of cattle impounded

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   41.     Goats, pigs, poultry etc may be destroyed
   42.     Stray cattle not to be taken away without notice to owner of land where they are
   43.     Pound rescues or breaches
   44.     Penalty for taking down rails or opening gates, to let cattle into or out of enclosed land
   45.     Penalty for allowing any bull, stallion, colt or ram to be at large
   45A.    Duty of supervision in relation to bulls, stallions and rams
   46.     Liability of owner of straying cattle
   46A.    Provision as to leasing of roads etc
   48.     Actions for full compensation for trespass
   49.     Damage must be sustained within one month of commencement of action
   53.     Mode of distribution of fines etc
           SCHEDULE 3--Form of poundkeeper's book
           SCHEDULE 4--Table of fees chargeable by ranger in respect of impounding of cattle
           SCHEDULE 5--Fees for cattle impounded
           SCHEDULE 6--Rates for damage by trespass by cattle
           SCHEDULE 7--Form of advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the locality
           SCHEDULE 8--Form of undertaking where cattle are released without payment of moneys due in respect thereof
           Legislative history