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Criminal Code Act 1924
274Killing or wounding cattle
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274 Killing or wounding cattle
(1) Any person who unlawfully kills, maims, or wounds any cattle, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Unlawfully killing [or maiming] [or wounding] cattle.
(2) For the purposes of this section cattle includes horses, oxen, mules, asses, sheep, and swine, of any sex or age.