7Carriage and conveyance of animals

#### 7 Carriage and conveyance of animals 7 Carriage and conveyance of animals > > (1) A person shall not— > > > > > (a) carry or convey an animal, or > > > > > (b) where the person is a person in charge of an animal—authorise the carriage or conveyance of the animal, > > > > in a manner which unreasonably, unnecessarily or unjustifiably inflicts pain upon the 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. > > > (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a person shall not— > > > > > (a) carry or convey a horse on a multi-deck vehicle, or > > > > > (b) where the person is a person in charge of the horse—authorise the carriage or conveyance of a horse on a multi-deck vehicle. > > > > 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. > > > (2A) Without limiting subsection (1), a person must not carry or convey a dog (other than a dog being used to work livestock), on the open back of a moving vehicle on a public street unless the dog is restrained or enclosed in such a way as to prevent the dog falling from the vehicle. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > multi-deck vehicle means a motor vehicle or a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle that— > > > > > (a) is used to carry or convey animals, and > > > > > (b) on which animals are carried or conveyed in two or more layered sections. > > **s 7:** Am 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (3); 1988 No 92, Sch 17 (1); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 \[6\] \[8\].