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In forceKilling or injuring corrective services dog
Chapter 3Breaches of discipline and offences
Part 3General offences
131 Killing or injuring corrective services dog
(1)
A person must not, without the chief executive’s approval—
(a)
kill or injure a corrective services dog; or
(b)
attempt to kill or injure a corrective services dog.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(2)
If a person is convicted of killing or injuring a corrective services dog, the court may, in addition to a penalty imposed under subsection (1), order the person to pay to the chief executive the reasonable costs of the chief executive for—
(a)
veterinary treatment and care of the dog; or
(b)
retraining the dog; or
(c)
acquiring and training a replacement dog.
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