South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts39—Justice may order destruction of dying or diseased cattle impounded
(1) If any justice,
after inspecting any cattle impounded in any pound, is of opinion that such
cattle are in a dying state or are so weak as not to be likely to recover,
such justice may order such cattle, if not claimed within twenty-four hours,
to be killed, and the carcasses sold or otherwise disposed of.
(2) Every such order
shall be in writing, and shall be delivered to the poundkeeper, who shall
retain the same.
(3) If any such
carcass is disposed of other than by sale, the cost incurred in the disposal
shall be recoverable from the owner of the stock as a debt due and owing to
the council or Minister, as the case may be, by which or whom the pound
aforesaid is maintained.