Health of Animals Act

Marginal note:Storage and removal

• 43 (1) An inspector or officer who seizes and detains an animal or thing under this Act, or any person designated by the inspector or officer, may

  • (a) store it at the place where it was seized or remove it to any other place for storage; or

  • (b) require its owner or the person having the possession, care or control of it at the time of the seizure to remove it to any other place and to store it.

• Marginal note:Notice

  (2) A requirement under paragraph (1)(b) shall be communicated by personal delivery of a notice to the owner or person having the possession, care or control of the thing or by sending a notice to the owner or person, and the notice may specify the period within which and the manner in which the animal or thing is to be removed and stored.

• Marginal note:Proceeds

  (3) An inspector or officer who seizes and detains an animal or a perishable thing under this Act may dispose of it and any proceeds realized from its disposition shall be paid to the Receiver General.