(a) The Department of Agriculture shall seize and impound all estrays. (b) The Mayors of Guam shall have the concurrent authority within their respective municipalities to collect, secure, transport, or coordinate the temporary care placement of estrays pending the retrieval, transfer, impoundment, custodial caretaker placement, or other lawful disposition by the Department of Agriculture. (c) A Mayor may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the government agency having jurisdiction over public property within the municipality, to designate such property as a holding area for the municipality’s temporary custody and care of an estray livestock. (d) The Department of Agriculture may enter into a memorandum of understanding with mayors for the administration, coordination of estray response, temporary care placement, transportation, and livestock management activities. (e) Temporary Municipal Custody pursuant to this Section shall not constitute ownership or permanent custody of the estray livestock by the municipality. SOURCE: GC § 12183; amended by P.L. 11-68, P.L. 38-143:2 (Oct. 13, 2026). 2026 NOTE: P.L. 38-143:13 states: “The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act no later than one-hundred eighty (180) days following enactment. Pending the
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promulgation of rules and regulations, the Department may establish interim policies and procedures consistent with this Act.” NOTE: Commissioner has been changed to Mayor pursuant to P.L. 20-33:1.