Section 10(1)(a) in The Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas (Control and Regulation) Act, 1997
(a)The Licensing Officer, or Inspector, may seize,-(i)any notified animal or bird found straying or tethered in any public place in an urban area on a prohibited area;(ii)any notified animal or bird found to be kept, without a valid licence or in violation of the terms and conditions of a licence in an urban area; or(iii)any notified animal or bird found to be kept in a prohibited area and confine such animal or bird in any pound maintained by the local authority concerned.