10Tethering of animals

#### 10 Tethering of animals 10 Tethering of animals > > (1) A person shall not— > > > > > (a) tether an animal, or > > > > > (b) where the person is a person in charge of an animal—authorise the tethering of the animal, > > > > for an unreasonable length of time or by means of an unreasonably heavy, or unreasonably short, tether. > > > > Maximum penalty—250 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, in the case of an individual. > > > (2) A person must not tether a sow in a piggery. > > > > Maximum penalty—250 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, in the case of an individual. > > > (3) A person must not confine a bird by means of a tether. > > > > Maximum penalty—250 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, in the case of an individual. > > > (4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) if the defendant satisfies the court that the bird to which the offence relates was a raptor and that the tether involved was a jess that was used solely to tether the bird to its handler. > > **s 10:** Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (2); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 \[6\] \[14\]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 \[5\] \[6\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 \[1\].