Conservation Act 1987

Control of dogs

26ZZO: Recovery of costs relating to dogs

You could also call this:

"Paying for costs if your dog is taken by the authorities"

If you own a dog that is seized, held, maintained, or destroyed under this Part, you will have to pay the reasonable costs of this. The Director-General can ask you to pay these costs, which will be a debt to the Crown. The Director-General can choose to refund or waive some or all of the costs, if they want to.

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Part 5CControl of dogs

26ZZORecovery of costs relating to dogs

  1. The reasonable costs of the seizure, holding, maintaining, or destruction of a dog under this Part shall constitute a debt due to the Crown by the owner of the dog and, subject to subsection (2), shall be recoverable by the Director-General from the owner of the dog.

  2. The Director-General may, in the Director-General's absolute discretion, refund or waive payment of all or any part of any sum paid or required to be paid under this section.

Notes
  • Section 26ZZO: inserted, on , by section 3 of the Conservation Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 14).