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Impounding Act 1955

Offences and penalties

58: Offences by other persons

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"Breaking the rules about impounded animals can get you in trouble and cost you money"

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If you do certain things, you can get in trouble with the law. You can be fined up to $500 if you rescue or try to rescue stock that has been impounded, or if you interfere with it. You can also be fined if you damage a pound or its locks, impound stock illegally, move stock to a different place to impound it, or buy unclaimed impounded stock at a sale you are running for the local authority.

You can be fined up to $100 if you refuse to say who owns stock you are in charge of, or if you give false information about the owner. You can also be fined if you drive stock onto someone else's land without permission, leave a gate open so stock can wander, or break any other rules in this Act that do not have a specific penalty.

If you do any of these things and are found guilty, you will have to pay the fine.

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Part 9Offences and penalties

58Offences by other persons

  1. Every person other than a poundkeeper is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 who—

  2. rescues or attempts to rescue or interferes with stock impounded or seized for the purpose of being impounded; or
    1. destroys or injures or attempts to destroy or injure any pound, or any lock or bolt belonging thereto, whether any stock is impounded therein or not; or
      1. illegally impounds any stock; or
        1. illegally removes stock from any one place to any other place for the purpose of impounding the stock from the last-mentioned place; or
          1. purchases, in person or by his agent, unclaimed impounded stock at a sale conducted by him on behalf of the local authority.

            1. Every such person is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100 who—

            2. refuses to disclose or states untruly the name and address of the owner of any stock of which he is in charge or assisting in driving, or the name of the agent or overseer of the owner, on demand by any constable or ranger or by or on behalf of any person upon whose land the stock is trespassing; or
              1. illegally drives stock from any land not in his occupation on to the land of any other person or on to any road; or
                1. wilfully leaves open any gate or slip panel, or makes a gap in any fence, for the purpose of permitting or causing any stock to trespass or to stray or wander on to any road or otherwise wilfully causes any stock to trespass or to stray or wander on to any road; or
                  1. fails to comply with or commits any offence against the provisions of this Act in respect of which no penalty is herein specifically provided.

                    Compare
                    • 1908 No 79 s 48
                    Notes
                    • Section 58(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
                    • Section 58(1): amended, on , by section 9(f) of the Impounding Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 59).
                    • Section 58(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
                    • Section 58(2): amended, on , by section 9(g) of the Impounding Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 59).