(1) The municipal council may, by public notice require that every dog, while in the streets and not being led by some person, shall be muzzled in such a way as to allow the dog freely to breathe and to drink, while effectually preventing it from biting.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the municipal council maytake possession of any dog found wandering unmuzzled in any public place and may either detain such dog until its owner has claimed it, has provided a proper muzzle for it and has paid all the expenses of its detention, or cause it to be destroyed.

(3) When a dog which has been detained under the sub-section (2) iswearing a collar with the owner's name and address thereon, such dog shall not be destroyed until a letter stating the fact that it has been so detained has been sent to the said address, and the dog has remained unclaimed for three clear days:

Provided that any dog which is found to be rabid may be destroyed at any time.

(4) Any unclaimed dog and any dog, the owner of which refuses to payall the expenses of its detention, may be sold or destroyed, after having been detained for the said period of three clear days.

(5) All expenses incurred by the municipal council under this section maybe recovered from the owner of any dog which has been taken possession of or detained in the manner provided by Chapter VII.

(6) No damage shall be payable in respect of any dog destroyed under this section.