s.76Destruction of an injured animal
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Section 76Part 9 — Protection of Animals and Wild Life

Destruction of an injured animal

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Where any offence appears to have been committed under sections 70 to 73, it shall be lawful for the Director or any constable to seize and take before a court the animal in relation to which the offence is alleged to have been committed, whether or not any person alleged to have committed the offence is held in custody, and the court may make such order as to the care or disposal of the animal as may be deemed to be appropriate, including an order for the destruction of the animal.
Where an order has been made for the destruction of an animal under subsection (1), no compensation shall be payable to the owner of the animal.
Where any constable finds any animal so severely injured or in such state of health that it cannot, without undue suffering, be moved the constable may (with the consent of the owner if the animal is a domestic animal) destroy the said animal or cause it to be destroyed.
Where, for the purpose of subsection (3), the owner cannot be found or refuses their consent, the constable may act on the certificate of a medical officer, a veterinary officer, the Director or a Justice of the Peace.

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