Home  >  For residents  >  Animals  >  Release fees Release fees If your pet or animal has been impounded for wandering in a public place you will have to pay a release fee to reclaim your pet or animal. This fee covers the cost to Council for the care of your animal while housed in the Animal Management Centre. The release fee remains the same no matter how many times an animal is impounded. Dogs View conditions of release for Logan prior to 15/03/08 (pdf). View conditions of release for excised area Gold Coast (pdf). View conditions of release for excised area Beaudesert (pdf). Item Fee Each offence $130.00 Sustenance fee for overnight stay (per night) $21.00 Cats Item Fee Each offence $130.00 Sustenance fee for overnight stay (per night) $21.00 Small Livestock (e.g. goat, sheep) Item Fee Each offence (first animal) $166.00 Herd charge (charge for each subsequent animal) $50.00 per head Sustenance fee for overnight stay (per night) $21.00 Large Livestock (e.g. stallion, bull, cow, heifer, steer bullock) Item Fee Each offence (first animal) $250.00 Herd charge (charge for each subsequent animal) $50.00 per head Sustenance fee for overnight stay (per night) $37.00 Surrender of livestock Item Fee Surrender of livestock (per animal) $300.00 Surrender and collection of livestock (per animal) $400.00 top