Section 7 — Cruelty — Animal Welfare Act 1992 (Australian Capital Territory) — Barrister AI

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Section 7 — Cruelty — Animal Welfare Act 1992 (Australian Capital Territory) — Barrister AI

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s 6ADefinitions—pt 2 s 6BFailure to provide appropriate care s 6CFailure to provide animal with water or shelter s 6DFailure to provide animal with hygienic environment s 6EFailure to properly groom and maintain animal s 6FFailure to exercise dog s 6GAbandoning an animal s 7Cruelty s 7AAggravated cruelty s 7BAlternative verdicts—cruelty s 8Hitting or kicking animal s 9Unlawful confinement of animal s 9AKeeping laying fowls for commercial egg production—appropriate accommodation s 9BKeeping pigs—appropriate accommodation s 9CRemoving or trimming beak of fowl s 10Assisting injured animal s 11Unlawful release of animal s 12Administering poison s 12ALaying poison s 13Electrical devices s 14Use or possession of prohibited item s 15Transport of animals—generally s 15ATransport of dogs s 15BIntensive breeding of cats or dogs s 16Using unfit animal s 17Violent animal activities s 18Rodeos and game parks s 18AGreyhound racing s 19Medical and surgical procedures—people other than veterinary practitioners s 19AMedical and surgical procedures—veterinary practitioners s 20Exception—conduct in accordance with approved code of practice or mandatory code of practice

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Part 2—Animal welfare offences

7 Cruelty

A person commits an offence if the person commits an act of cruelty on an animal.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.

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