Pounds Act (Cap. 71:04). Country/Territory Guyana Document type Legislation Date 1866 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Guyana. Long titleAn Act to establish Pounds in Guyana and to make provisions relating thereto. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Animal welfare Ownership Cattle Grazing Offences/penalties Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract This Act grants powers to the Minister to establish pounds, provides for the management and operation of public pounds, the impounding of stray animals and the recovery by owners or disposal of impounded animals. Full text English Website legalaffairs.gov.gy