Provision as to dogs

The Daman and Diu Municipalities Regulation 1994

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(1) A Councii may be public notice require that every dog while in the street and not being lea by some person &ail be muzzled in such a way as to allow the dog freely to breathe and to drink, while effectually preventing it from biting. (2) When a notice under eub-section (1) has been issued. the Chief Officer may take possession 'of any dog found wandering unmuzzled in any public streek or place and may either detain such dog untii its owner has within three clear days claimed it, provided a proper muzzle for it and paid a13 the expenses of its detention or may, subject to the pro-visions of sub-sections (3) and (4), cause it to be sold or destroyed. (3) When a dog which has been detained under sub-section (2) is wearlng a collar with the owner's name and address thereon, or a number.ticket or any other mark by which the owner of the dog can be identified, such dog shall not be destroyed until a letter stating the fact that it has been no detalned has been sent to the said address and the dog has remained uncllaimed for three clear days. (4) Any dog which is not claimed wlthin the period specified in sub-section 3 or any dog the owner of which has failed to comply with the provision of sub-section (2) within the specified period therein, m y be sold or destroyed by the Chief Officer after thavldg been detained for the period of three days specified in, sub-eection (3): Provided that any dog which is found to be rabid may be destroyed at any time. (5) The Chief Officer may at any time destroy, or cause to be destroyed, or confine or cause to be con-fined, for such period as he may consider necessary, any dog or other animal suffering from rables or reasonably suspected to be suffering from rabies or bitten by any dog or other animal suffering or suspected as aforesaid. (6) All expensea incurred by the Chief Officer under this section may be recovered from the owner of any dog which has been taken possession of or detain-ed in the same manner an an amount due on account of a property tax. (7) No damages shall be payable in respect of any dog destroyed or otherwise disposed of under this section.

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