31ADCertain convicted persons prohibited from breeding animals

31AD Certain convicted persons prohibited from breeding animals

31AD Certain convicted persons prohibited from breeding animals

(1) If a person is convicted of an animal cruelty offence, the person must not—

(a) breed animals, or

(b) manage or control a business relating to breeding animals, or

(c) work with, or care for, animals in a business relating to breeding animals.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—400 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both, or

(b) otherwise—2,000 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) applies only in relation to a person convicted of an animal cruelty offence on or after the commencement of this section.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following—

(a) stock animals or working dogs being bred for commercial purposes,

(b) businesses relating to breeding stock animals or working dogs for commercial purposes.

s 31AD: Ins 2022 No 69, Sch 1[8].