Additional orders on finding of guilt – future possession of animals
115 Additional orders on finding of guilt – future possession of animals
(1) Subsection (2) applies if a court finds a person guilty of an offence against this Act.
(2) The court may, subject to such conditions as the court considers appropriate, order that the person must not for the period specified in the order:
own, possess or be in control of an animal; or
(b) allow an animal onto premises occupied by the person.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
the person is subject to an order under subsection (2); and
(b) the person intentionally engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct results in a contravention of the order and the person is reckless in relation to that result.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
Strict liability applies to subsection (3)(a).
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