Failure to properly groom and maintain animal

In force

(1)

A person in charge of an animal commits an offence if—

(a)

the person fails to groom or maintain the animal; and

(b)

the failure causes, or is likely to cause, injury, pain, stress or death to the animal.

Maximum penalty: 25 penalty units.

Examples

1 eye infection caused by hair growing over eyes

2 impairment caused by unclipped nails

3 skin irritation caused by flea infestation

(2)

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

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