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Police Administration Act 1978
159AKilling or injuring police dogs or police horses
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159A Killing or injuring police dogs or police horses
(1) A person must not intentionally kill or injure a police dog or police
horse:
(a) knowing that the dog or horse is being used by a member of
the Police Force in the execution of the member's duty; or
(b) as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, the use of the dog or
horse by a member of the Police Force while in the execution
of the member's duty.
Maximum penalty: 215 penalty units or imprisonment for
5 years.
(2) A court that finds a person guilty of an offence against
subsection (1) may, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed,
order the person to pay to the Commissioner a reasonable amount
for:
(a) the treatment, care, rehabilitation and retraining of the police
dog or police horse concerned; or
(b) if it is necessary to replace the police dog or police horse –
buying and training its replacement.