15. Power of dog control officer or dog ranger to feed dogs---(1) Any
 dog control officer or dog ranger who enters on any land or premises
 with the consent of the owner or occupier or in the exercise of any
 power of entry conferred by this Act, and is satisfied that any dog
 there is without access to proper and sufficient food or water or both,
 may do one or more of the following things:
   (a) Supply the dog with food or water or both:
   (b) Enter onto that land or premises from time to time to continue to
         supply the dog with food or water or both:
   (c) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, seize the dog and
         remove it from the land or premises.

   (2) A dog may be seized and removed under subsection (1) (c) of this
 section only where the dog control officer or dog ranger---
   (a) Is satisfied that any dog is without access to proper and
         sufficient food or water or both; and
   (b) Has reasonable cause to suspect that (but for the food or water
         supplied by the dog control officer or dog ranger) the dog will
         not be given access to proper and sufficient food or water or
         both within the ensuing 24 hours.

   (3) Where any dog is seized under subsection (1) (c) of this section,
 the dog control officer or dog ranger shall give written notice in the
 prescribed form to the owner of the dog or, if the owner is not present,
 the person for the time being appearing to be in charge of the land or
 premises and, if no person is present on the property, shall leave such
 notice in some conspicuous place on the land or premises.

   (4) Where any dog is seized under subsection (1) (c) of this section,
 the dog control officer or dog ranger shall as soon as practicable
 return the dog to its owner, and until that time shall ensure that the
 dog is kept in custody and is given proper care and exercise.

   (5) All reasonable costs incurred in the seizure, custody, sustenance,
 and transport of any dog under this section may be recovered as a debt
 from the owner of the dog.

   (6) Nothing in subsections (1) to (5) of this section authorises a dog
 control officer or a dog ranger to enter into any dwellinghouse without
 the consent of the owner or occupier of that dwellinghouse.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 16