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Pounds Act (Cap. 61:03).

Pays/Territoire
Dominique
Type du document
Législation
Date
1959 (1991)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Laws of Dominica, 8 pp.
Titre complet
An Act to make provision for the impounding of animals.
Sujet
Bétail
Mot clé
Production animale Propriété Pâturage Abattage Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.dominica.gov.dm