Victoria By-law 11-044, s. 32(2) — Animal Responsibility Bylaw

The poundkeeper shall impound any animal seized under subsection (1) and delivered to the pound by an animal control officer and may impound any animal brought to the pound by any other person. Releasing an animal before its arrival at the pound 41 (1) If the owner or the agent of the owner appears and claims an animal that has been seized at any time before the animal has been taken to the pound, an animal control officer must release the animal to the owner or agent if the person

• (a) proves ownership of the animal to the satisfaction of the animal control officer or, in the case of an agent, satisfies the animal control officer of the agent’s authority to redeem the animal,
• (b) pays any applicable licence fees, and
• (c) pays to the animal control officer half of the applicable impoundment fee set out in Schedule D.