South Australian Numbered Regulations South Australian Numbered Regulations21—Seizure, disposal of animals
(1) If an unprotected animal is in a forest reserve and—
(a) is not under the control of any person; and
(b) is not in the reserve pursuant to a permit or other authority, or a lease, licence, easement or other interest, granted by the Corporation,
a forest warden or any other person authorised by the Corporation may, subject to subregulation (2)—
(c) capture and dispose of the animal by sale or in any other manner; or
(d) destroy the animal.
(2) If a forest warden or other person authorised by the Corporation knows, or has reason to believe, that a person claims ownership of an animal in a forest reserve, the warden or other person must, before disposing of or destroying the animal, serve notice on the person claiming ownership requiring him or her to remove the animal from the reserve within 7 days.
(3) The notice may be served—
(a) personally or by post; or
(b) if the whereabouts of the person on whom the notice is to be served are unknown—by publication of the notice in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.
(4) The costs of capturing and disposing of an animal or destroying an animal under this regulation are a debt due by the owner of the animal to the Corporation.
(5) An animal or the carcass of an animal that has been captured or destroyed must not be surrendered to its owner until those costs have been paid.