43. Registration of impounded dog, dog in quarantine, or dog in
 custody of society established to prevent cruelty to animals---(1) Where
 any dog that is not registered under this Act but ought to be so
 registered---
   (a) Is impounded under this Act; or
   (b) Is confined in any quarantine facility registered under section 39
         of the Biosecurity Act 1993; or
   (c) Is in the custody of any society established to prevent cruelty to
         animals pending its recovery by its owner or its disposal to a
         new owner,---
 no offence against section 42 of this Act is committed by any person
 operating the pound or quarantine facility or having the custody of the
 dog.

   (2) No such person shall dispose of any such dog in any manner other
 than by destroying it unless the dog has been registered in accordance
 with this Act.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 40