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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979
11Animals not to be abandoned
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11 Animals not to be abandoned
11 Animals not to be abandoned
A person shall not abandon an animal.
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.
s 11: Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (3); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].