9Cruelty

9 Cruelty

S. 9(1) amended by Nos. 65/2007 s. 80(b)(c), 75/2011 s. 25, 60/2015 s. 5(2).

(1) A person who—

(a) wounds, mutilates, tortures, overrides, overdrives, overworks, abuses, beats, worries, torments or terrifies an animal; or

S. 9(1)(b) amended by No. 77/1995 s. 7(1)(b), substituted by No. 76/2005 s. 27(a).

(b) loads, crowds or confines an animal where the loading, crowding or confinement of the animal causes*,* or is likely to cause*,* unreasonable pain or suffering to the animal; or

S. 9(1)(c) substituted by No. 76/2005 s. 27(b).

(c) does or omits to do an act with the result that unreasonable pain or suffering is caused, or is likely to be caused, to an animal; or

S. 9(1)(d) amended by No. 77/1995 s. 7(1)(c).

(d) drives, conveys, carries or packs an animal in a manner or position or in circumstances which subjects or subject, or is likely to subject, it to unnecessary pain or suffering; or

S. 9(1)(e) substituted by No. 76/2005 s. 27(c).

(e) works, rides, drives or uses an animal when it is unfit for the purpose with the result that unreasonable pain or suffering is caused to an animal; or

S. 9(1)(f) amended by No. 77/1995 s. 7(1)(d), substituted by No. 76/2005 s. 27(d).

(f) is the owner or the person in charge of an animal which is confined or otherwise unable to provide for itself and fails to provide the animal with proper and sufficient food, drink or shelter; or

S. 9(1)(g) substituted by No. 60/2015 s. 5(1).

(g) sells, offers for sale, purchases, drives or conveys an animal that appears to be unfit (because of weakness, emaciation, injury or disease) to be sold, purchased, driven or conveyed; or

(h) abandons an animal of a species usually kept in a state of confinement or for a domestic purpose; or

S. 9(1)(i) amended by No. 77/1995 s. 7(1)(e), substituted by No. 76/2005 s. 27(e).

(i) is the owner or the person in charge of a sick or injured animal and unreasonably fails to provide veterinary or other appropriate attention or treatment for the animal; or

S. 9(1)(j) amended by Nos 52/1994 s. 97(Sch. 3 item 23.2), 20/2016 s. 151, 34/2019 s. 53.

(j) other than in accordance with the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, the Wildlife Act 1975 or the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, intentionally administers to an animal or lays a bait for the animal containing—

(i) a poison; or

(ii) any other substance which, when administered to that type of animal, has a harmful effect on the animal; or