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Pounds

Cap. 89 · Revised Edition 2020 · 21 sections

• s. 1Short title
• s. 2Interpretation
• s. 3Establishment of public pounds
• s. 4Pound keepers, how appointed and removed
• s. 5Notification of establishment of pound and appointment of keeper
• s. 6Penalty for neglect of pound keeper to sustain cattle
• s. 7Pound fees and catcher’s fees
• s. 8Impounding cattle trespassing
• s. 9Damages for unlawfully killing etc., any animal trespassing
• s. 10Limitation of expenses for keeping cattle
• s. 11Regulation as to sale
• s. 12Duty of keeper receiving and detaining cattle
• s. 13Keeper to affix notice of animals impounded
• s. 14Rescue and pound breach
• s. 15Liability for, and recovery of, pound fees
• s. 16Procedure where claims disputed by cattle owner
• s. 17Owner to be summoned, damage assessed and payment enforced
• s. 18Damages for neglect to report impounding
• s. 19Procedure when legality of impounding or amount of damages claimed is disputed
• s. 20Person in charge of cattle to be regarded as owner
• s. 21Recovery of penalties and damages