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Impounding Act 1955

Conduct of pounds

12: Provisions for health of impounded stock

You could also call this:

"Keeping impounded animals healthy and safe"

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When stock is impounded, you need to know that the local authority is in charge of making sure the pound is clean and well looked after. The authority must give the impounded stock enough food and water, and make sure they get the care they need. This is to keep the stock healthy while they are in the pound.

If some stock have a contagious disease, the local authority must keep them separate from the healthy stock. You should know that if someone in charge of a pound lets diseased stock mix with healthy stock on purpose, they are doing something wrong under this law.

The local authority has to follow these rules to protect the health of the impounded stock.

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Part 3Conduct of pounds

12Provisions for health of impounded stock

  1. The local authority shall cause every pound under its jurisdiction to be kept clean and in good order, and all stock from time to time impounded therein to be supplied with sufficient food and water and given all necessary care and attention.

  2. The local authority shall cause any stock known to be infected with any contagious disease to be kept in a separate enclosure from stock not so infected, and any person for the time being in charge of a pound who knowingly allows any diseased stock to be confined in the same enclosure with other stock commits an offence under this Act.

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