Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO. 35 OF 2019) - SECT 71

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83A     Power to seize animals—authorised officers

An authorised officer may—

        (a)     seize any animal that the officer believes on reasonable grounds to be connected with an offence; or

        (b)     seize any dependant offspring of an animal seized under paragraph (a); or

        (c)     seize any animal that the officer believes on reasonable grounds is kept by, or in the care or control of, a person in contravention of—

              (i)     a temporary prohibition order under section 86E (2) (Temporary prohibition on animal ownership etc); or

              (ii)     an interim order under section 100A (2) (Animal offences—court orders (interim)); or

              (iii)     an order under section 101 (3) (Animal offences—court orders (general)); or

              (iv)     an order under section 101A (2) (Animal offences—permanent prohibition on animal ownership etc); or

              (v)     an order under section 101C (Prohibition order in special circumstances).