Impounding Act 1955

Provisions for stock found straying or wandering on roads, and for wild stock - Stock straying or wandering on roads

35: Stock straying on roads may be impounded in a temporary pound

You could also call this:

"Animals found on roads can be put in a temporary holding area"

If you are a ranger and you seize stock for impounding under the provisions of section 33, you can impound it in a temporary pound. You do not have to take the stock to the nearest accessible pound. You can use a temporary pound instead, which is an alternative to the usual pound.

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34: Section 33 not to apply in certain cases, or

"Some roads have special rules if you let your animals use them, but not all roads need these rules"

36: Recovery of stock that escapes while being taken to a pound, or

"Catching escaped stock on the way to a pound"

Part 6Provisions for stock found straying or wandering on roads, and for wild stock
Stock straying or wandering on roads

35Stock straying on roads may be impounded in a temporary pound

Where any ranger seizes stock for impounding under the provisions of section 33, he may, instead of taking the stock to the nearest accessible pound, impound it in a temporary pound.