30Court may order destruction of animal

#### 30 Court may order destruction of animal 30 Court may order destruction of animal > > (1) Where— > > > > > (a) the court has convicted a person of an animal cruelty offence, and > > > > > (b) the court is satisfied that the animal is so severely injured, so diseased or in such a physical condition that it is cruel to keep it alive, > > > > the court may— > > > > > (c) make an order that the animal be destroyed by such person as is specified in the order, and > > > > > (d) where it has made an order under paragraph (c)—make a further order that the person referred to in paragraph (a) pay to the person specified in the order made under paragraph (c) such costs in respect of the destruction of the animal as are specified in that further order. > > > (2) A person specified in an order made under subsection (1) (c) shall, as soon after that person has been served with the order as is practicable, destroy the animal to which the order relates, or cause it to be destroyed, in a manner that causes it to die quickly and without unnecessary pain. > > > (3) Where the court has made an order under subsection (1) (d), the person to whom the costs specified in the order are required by the order to be paid may recover those costs from the person who is required by the order to pay those costs as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. > > **s 30:** Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 \[2\] \[3\]; 2021 No 15, Sch 1\[9\].