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Law of Animals Act 1962
7ARescue and illegal impounding of distress damage feasant
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7A Rescue and illegal impounding of distress damage feasant
[Section 7A Inserted by No. 15 of 2014, s. 59, Applied:19 Dec 2014] A person who –
(a) impounds or detains any animal unlawfully; or
(b) rescues any animal impounded or seized for the purpose of impounding –
as a distress damage feasant is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 3 penalty units.