6Aggravated cruelty to animals

6 Aggravated cruelty to animals

6 Aggravated cruelty to animals

(1) A person shall not commit an act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—5,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2) In any proceedings for an offence against subsection (1), the court may—

(a) where it is not satisfied that the person accused of the offence is guilty of the offence, and

(b) where it is satisfied that that person is guilty of an offence against section 5 (1),

convict that person of an offence against section 5 (1).

s 6: Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (1); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [7]; 2003 No 54, Sch 1 [1]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1]; 2021 No 15, Sch 1[4].