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Cattle Trespass Act (No. 15 of 1982).

Pays/Territoire
Antigua-et-Barbuda
Type du document
Législation
Date
1982
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to consolidate the law relating to cattle trespass, to update and amend the provisions of such law by increasing poundage fees and providing for the appointment and powers of cattle disposal officers, and for related matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Sujet
Bétail
Mot clé
Pâturage Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

This Act makes provision for the impounding on of trespassing cattle. Public pounds shall continue in existence under this Act and shall be controlled by the Minister who shall appoint a pound keeper. It shall be lawful for the proprietor, possessor or person in charge of an estate to capture trespassing cattle and to send it to a public pound (sect. 6). The pound keeper shall notify the owner of an animal that is impounded. Poundage fees shall be paid by the owner of the animal. Cattle trespassing on private grounds may also be impounded there. Straying cattle may be killed under section 19 by cattle disposal officers. Section 22 deals with liability for cattle in public places.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.laws.gov.ag