Impounding Act 1955

Fees, rates, and charges

17: Special trespass rates for entire animals

You could also call this:

"Paying for animals that wander onto someone else's land"

If you own an entire animal that trespasses on someone else's land, you might have to pay them a special trespass rate. This rate is in addition to any other trespass rate prescribed by regulations made under the Impounding Act 1955. You can be asked to pay up to $200, which you can be made to pay through the District Court.

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Environment and resources > Farming and fishing

16: Trespass rates, or

"Paying for stock that gets into someone else's property"

18: Fees, rates, and charges to be paid into ordinary general fund, or

"Money collected from fees and charges goes into a main fund."

Part 4Fees, rates, and charges

17Special trespass rates for entire animals

In any case where trespass rates are payable in respect of the trespass of any entire animal, there shall be payable to the occupier of the land trespassed upon, as a special trespass rate in addition to any other trespass rate prescribed by regulations made under this Act, such sum not exceeding $200 as the court thinks fit to award, to be recoverable by action in the District Court.

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1908 No 79 s 8

Notes

Section 17: amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
Section 17: amended, on 1 April 1981, by section 9(a) of the Impounding Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 59).
Section 17: amended, on 1 April 1981, by section 10(2) of the Impounding Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 59).