Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The CEO may arrange for a dog in a pound to be destroyed if the dog is so diseased or injured that it is humane to destroy it.
(2) Subject to this by-law, the CEO may, after a dog is impounded for 72 hours:
(a) arrange for the destruction of the dog; or
(b) transfer the property in the dog to an approved incorporated body that provides services relating to animal welfare, and dispose of the dog as agent for that body.
(3) If an infringement notice is issued to the owner of an impounded dog, the CEO must not destroy or dispose of the dog until at least 14 days after any court proceedings relating to that infringement notice are complete.
(4) If an investigation is started in relation to an impounded dog, the dog must not be destroyed or disposed of until the investigation is complete.
Example for clause (4)
The dog is alleged to have attacked a person or another animal.
(5) A dog in a pound may only be destroyed:
(a) by a veterinarian or another person who is, in the opinion of the CEO, qualified to destroy the dog; and
(b) in a manner approved by the Australian Veterinary Association.