Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) On or after entering a premises under this Part, an authorised officer may give a notice to the person in charge of an animal on the premises, if the authorised officer reasonably believes that it is necessary to do so, requiring the person to do any of the following that is necessary to the animal—
(a) destroy the animal;
(b) treat the animal;
(c) house and feed the animal as required by the regulations.
(2) A person to whom a notice has been given under subsection (1) must comply with the notice.
Penalty: 120 penalty units in the case of a natural person.
600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.
(3) A notice under subsection (1) must—
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state that it is an offence not to comply with the notice and set out the maximum penalty for the offence; and
(c) set out—
(i) the action that the person is required to take; and
(ii) the time within which the action must be taken; and
(d) set out any action the Department Head may take under this Division if the notice is not complied with within the specified time.
S. 36I inserted by No. 60/2015 s. 47.