12.—(1) Any dog that has been seized or impounded under these Rules may, at the discretion of the Director-General, be released to its owner.
(2) The Director-General may notify the owner by writing to his last known address to claim any dog seized or impounded under these Rules.
(3) If the owner of any dog that has been seized or impounded under these Rules fails to claim the dog within such period (which shall not be less than 7 days) as stipulated in the notice referred to in paragraph (2), the Director-General may dispose of the dog as he thinks fit.
[S 686/2010 wef 15/11/2010]
(4) The owner of any dog seized or impounded under these Rules shall be liable to pay all expenses for the treatment, feeding and caring of the dog, and any other expenses incurred by the Director-General before the dog is released to the owner under paragraph (1).