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Law of Animals Act 1962.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Tasmania
Document type
Legislation
Date
1963 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to consolidate and reform certain enactments and rules of common law relating to animals.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Cattle
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 1 January 1964.
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 19 sections divided into four Parts, provides for: limitations of right to distrain trespassing animals; the impounding in private or municipal pounds; rights of owners of animals to recover possession; liability for negligence for animals straying on to a highway; etc.

Full text
English
Website
www.thelaw.tas.gov.au