Victorian Current Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986 - SECT 24Z

Despite anything to the contrary in this Part, an inspector may destroy an animal seized under this Part at any time after its seizure if—

        (a)     a veterinary practitioner has certified that the animal should be immediately destroyed on humane grounds; or

        (b)     an inspector under the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 knows or reasonably suspects that the animal is diseased or infected with disease.

S. 24ZAA inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 23.