Part 7Provisions relating to administration
Powers in relation to injured or sick animals
139Destruction of impounded animals that are diseased, injured, or sick
Despite section 138, if—
- an inspector, auxiliary officer, or veterinarian certifies in writing that an animal impounded in a pound under the Impounding Act 1955 or the Dog Control Act 1996 is so diseased, injured, or sick that it is in a state of continual suffering; and
- the territorial authority having jurisdiction over the pound is unable to find the owner of that animal within a reasonable time after the inspector, auxiliary officer, or veterinarian has given such a certificate,—