Pounds Act (Cap. 61:03). Country/Territory Dominica Document type Legislation Date 1959 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Dominica, 8 pp. Long titleAn Act to make provision for the impounding of animals. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Ownership Grazing Slaughtering Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act makes provision for the establishment and operation of pounds and for the impounding of straying livestock animals. Pounds shall be established by the Minister and he or she shall appoint a pound keeper for every pound established. Owners of land may seize trespassing animals and shall send them to a pound at short notice. Owners of land may also kill trespassing animals. Other provisions of this Act concern, among other things, inquiry about ownership of impounded cattle, costs for the keeping of animals in pounds, administration of pounds, financial matters and illegal acts in respect of impounded animals. Full text English Website www.dominica.gov.dm