Impounding Act 1920 (SA)

South Australia Impounding Act 1920 An Act relating to the impounding of cattle.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation Part 2—Pounds and poundkeepers 4 Establishment of pounds and appointment of poundkeepers 5 Notice in Gazette to be evidence of establishment of pound or appointment of poundkeeper 6 Governor or council may close pound 7 Pound to be fenced, enclosed, and kept clean and in repair 7A Provision of shelter in pounds 8 Constant supply of water to be maintained 9 Persons using or milking cattle without consent of owner 11 Pound book, copy of this Act, and file of Gazette to be kept by poundkeeper 12 Poundkeeper to keep a board of fees and charges, and rates for ordinary damage 13 Poundage fees and charges, how to be accounted for Part 3—Impounding of cattle 14 Power to impound cattle 15 Owner may impound on his own land cattle trespassing on such land 15A Cattle to be impounded may be driven or conveyed to pound 16 Impounding unlawfully or in unauthorised place 17 Fees to be paid to poundkeeper 18 Rates for damage by trespass 19 Fees and rates may be varied 20 Person impounding not liable to fees 21 Cattle to be restored to owner on payment or tender of amount claimed 22 Notice to be given by person impounding cattle in public pound 23 Duty and responsibility of poundkeeper 24 Notice of cattle impounded to be posted up at pound 25 Notice of impounding 26 Poundkeeper may charge for service of notice Part 4—Disposal of cattle impounded 27 Cattle to be released on payment of damages and poundkeeper's fees and charges 28 Sum payable in respect of cattle impounded may be secured 29 Payment under protest where owner alleges amount claimed is excessive 30 Delivery of cattle on recognizance without payment of damages 31 Payment to person impounding of money received in respect of cattle impounded 32 Proceedings prior to sale by poundkeeper of unclaimed cattle 33 Time and mode of sale of impounded cattle 34 Special provision with reference to valueless cattle 35 Special provision with reference to goats seized under section 14 36 Justice may order unsold cattle to be destroyed 37 Purchaser not bound to prove regularity of sale 38 Poundkeeper may recover fees and charges from owner of cattle 39 Justice may order destruction of dying or diseased cattle impounded 40 Application of money arising from sale of cattle impounded Part 5—Miscellaneous 41 Goats, pigs, poultry etc may be destroyed 42 Stray cattle not to be taken away without notice to owner of land where they are 43 Pound rescues or breaches 44 Penalty for taking down rails or opening gates, to let cattle into or out of enclosed land 45 Penalty for allowing any bull, stallion, colt or ram to be at large 45A Duty of supervision in relation to bulls, stallions and rams 46 Liability of owner of straying cattle 46A Provision as to leasing of roads etc 48 Actions for full compensation for trespass 49 Damage must be sustained within one month of commencement of action 53 Mode of distribution of fines etc Schedule 3—Form of poundkeeper's book Schedule 4—Table of fees chargeable by ranger in respect of impounding of cattle Schedule 5—Fees for cattle impounded Schedule 6—Rates for damage by trespass by cattle Schedule 7—Form of advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the locality Schedule 8—Form of undertaking where cattle are released without payment of moneys due in respect thereof Legislative history